37_Nominalization (Gerunds)

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Grammatical Concept: Turning Verbs into Nouns

Asaxi allows a verb to function as a noun (a Gerund or Abstract Noun) by tagging it with the Indefinite Determiner anő.

This structure treats the action as an “Instance of X” or “The concept of X.”

1. The Rule

To nominalize a verb, place anő immediately before it.

Formula:

anő + [Verb]

Constraints:

• Indefinite Only: You cannot use the definite articles onă or onýj to nominalize a verb. Only anő has the neutral capacity to wrap an abstract action.
• Noun Class: Nominalized verbs are treated as Cold (Inanimate) nouns for the purposes of agreement.

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2. Specificity (The “The” Equivalent)

Since you cannot use onýj to make a gerund specific (“The reading”), you must use the Proximal Prefix o- attached to the verb itself.

• Structure: anő + o-[Verb]
• Meaning: “This specific instance of [Verbing].”

Example:

To [anő o-shěsonů] gavină xiŕa. SUBJ [a here-reading] good IS “The reading (this specific one) is good.”]), xiŕa (Particle)]

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3. Temporal Attribution (Genitive Source)

To describe an action as belonging to a specific time (e.g., “Yesterday’s reading”), use the Genitive Particle sè.

• Logic: “The reading of yesterday.”
• Structure: [sè Time] + [anő Verb]

Example:

To [sè hwo anő shěsonů] gavină zèxiŕa. SUBJ [of yesterday a reading] good PAST-IS “Yesterday’s reading was good.”]), zè (Tense Prefix)]