chěná (18_Conjunctions & Clause Linking)
chěná
chěná
Grammatical function
- Type: Conditional Compound
- Function: Negative Conditional
- Meaning: “Unless”, “Except if”.
Syntax
Placed at the end of the exception clause.
- Structure:
[Condition] chěná, [Result].
Etymology
chě (If) + ná (Not). Logic: “If not [X].”
Pronunciation
IPA: /tʃɚnɑ/
Pitch Accent
- Morae: chě · ná
- Pattern:
L · H - Class:
lexical
Example sentence
Example 1
- Asaxi: john aśù chěná, wo pahaśù.
- English: Unless John walks, I will run.
- Polish: x