náxăkă (02_Particles in Asaxi)


náxăkă

Grammatical function

  • Particle type: High Binding Particle Compound (Suffix)
  • Function: Negative Solicitative (Polite Prohibition)
  • Meaning: “Please do not”, “Kindly refrain from”, “I ask you not to”.

Usage Notes

Used to tell someone not to do something while maintaining a polite or beseeching tone. It is less aggressive than náxăhè (Must not / Banned) and softer than náhè (Don’t).

  • Structure: [Verb]-náxăkă.

Pronunciation

IPA: /nɑɦaɪkaɪ/

Example sentence

Apo chỏnůnáxăkă. Please do not eat the apple.

Kamm pănůnáxăkă. Please do not exit the building. (Polite request, not a safety order).])]

Etymology

A fusion of (Not) + (Indeed/Emphasis) + (Please). Lit: “Emphatically-Not-Please.”

Synonyms

x

Antonyms

  • (Please do).
  • náxăhè (Strict Prohibition / Must not).

Derived terms

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