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mi- (Tense Prefix) - "Currently feeling", "Sensing right now", "Internally experiencing".

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mi- (14_Future & Complex Tenses)

mi-

Grammatical function

  • Type: Tense Prefix
  • Function: Subjective Present Tense
  • Meaning: “Currently feeling”, “Sensing right now”, “Internally experiencing”.

Usage Notes

Used to describe feelings, sensations, or internal states occurring right now. It frames the action as a Subjective Experience (immersed in the sensation) rather than an objective observation.

  • Structure: mi-[Verb]
  • Phonotactics (The -j- Bridge): If the verb root begins with a vowel, the bridge -j- is inserted to maintain the palatal quality.
    • Rule: mi + V mijV.
    • Example: mi + ůchů mijůchů.

Pronunciation

IPA: /mi/

Example sentence

Ă wo mijůchů. That is what I am feeling (right now).

Etymology

Sound symbolism for internal/soft state (Nasals). Parallel to sỏ- (Subjective Past).

Synonyms

  • (Unmarked) (Objective Present).

Antonyms

  • sỏ- (Subjective Past / Memory).

Derived terms

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