dăxă (33_Desiderative Subjunctive Moods)
dăxă
dăxă
Grammatical function
- Type: Desiderative Particle (Sentence Final)
- Function: Optative Marker (Positive Wish)
- Meaning: “Hopefully”, “I wish”, “Desirably”.
Pronunciation
IPA: /daɪɦaɪ/
Pitch Accent
- Morae: dă · xă
- Pattern:
L · L - Class:
atonal
Example sentence
Example 1
- Asaxi: to wo gajýnnshá niŕa dăxă.
- English: I wish I were a were-hyena.
- Polish: x
Etymology
dă (Elephant) + xă (Above/High). Lit: “High Elephant.” (Cultural association of the Elephant with height, greatness, and desire).
Synonyms
x
Antonyms
- pùxă (I hope not).