nåsi (18_Conjunctions & Clause Linking)
nåsi
Grammatical function
- Type: Frequency Particle / Adverb
- Function: Negative Frequency
- Meaning: “Never”, “at no time”.
Logic & Etymology
nå (NOW Aspectual Marker) (Now) + si (Root of siŕo - The Great Unknown/Void).
- Lit: “Time-void” / “Now-unknown.”
- Logic: The current moment dissolves into nothingness; it has no place in time.
Syntax
Placed at the end of the sentence.
- Negation Concord: It does not strictly require the negative verb suffix (
ná), asnåsicarries inherent negative force, but usingnáadds emphasis.
Example sentence
To wo shěsonů nåsi. I never read. To wo shěsonůná nåsi. I (definitely) never read.