ksămăni (02_Particles in Asaxi)


ksămăni

ksămăni

Grammatical function

  • Particle type: Free-choice manner particle.
  • Function: Marks the manner of an action as unrestricted — “in whatever way, however one likes.”
  • Meaning: however; any way one likes; in whatever manner.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ksaɪmaɪni/

Pitch Accent

  • Morae: ksă · mă · ni
  • Pattern: L · L · L
  • Class: atonal

Etymology

The indefinite ks- stem (cf. the interrogatives ksá / ksè) + măni (manner): “by whatever manner.”

Example sentence

Example 1

  • Asaxi: ksămăni xů.
  • English: Do it however you like.
  • Polish: x