gă (Proximal Locative Prefix)
gă
Grammatical function
As Proximal Locative Prefix
- This word marks a noun as being “somewhere”.
- Used when the object itself is not specific.
- Used when the object is known/specific, but its location is currently unknown to the speaker.
As a noun
As a noun, gă (noun) refers to somewhere (an unknown place).
As an adverb
As an adverb, gă refers to the thing or place in an unknown location. (e.g, O-gă. “(it) (is) somewhere here”).
Pronunciation
IPA: /ɡaɪ/
Translation
- English: somewhere
- Polish: gdzieś
Etymology
from japanese 外 (がい) outside, beyond, not included in