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This paper is intended as an investigation of the aspectual meanings of ｢-sitekuru｣ sentences that indicate the internal states of human. There are four items; in the verbs that show the internal states of human. The aspectual meanings of｢-sitekuru｣sentences depend on the semantic features of verbs of｢-sitekuru｣construction. In conclusion: it follows from what has been said through analysis, the aspectual meanings of｢-sitekuru｣sentences with transitive and volitional verbs(eg. omou, kangaeru etc) are ‘continuous’, and those with intransitive and not volitional verbs are ‘initiation’. Especially in the verbs show the spontaneous meanings(eg. omeru, omoidasareru etc), ‘initiation’ is overwhelmingly expressed in the｢-sitekuru｣sentences. As the internal states of human have not dynamic phases, the events of those sentences tend to be represented by a perfective aspect, not divided into phases. Therefore, instead of ‘continuous’ as a imperfective aspect, ‘initiation’ as a perfective aspect is interpreted as a aspectual meaning in the｢-sitekuru｣sentences that indicate the internal states of human.
