panå- (14_Future & Complex Tenses)
panå-
Grammatical function
- Type: Tense & Aspect Prefix
- Function: Declarative Switch / Immediate Future Switch
- Meaning: “Will now (do)”, “Switching to”, “Going to (instead)“.
Usage Notes
Indicates that the subject is immediately changing their course of action or plan.
- Structure:
panå-[Verb]. - Distinction: Distinct from the sentence-final particle …panå (“Not yet”).
Pronunciation
IPA: /panau̯/
Example sentence
To wo panåshěsonů. I will read now (instead of what I was doing).
Etymology
pa- (Future) + nå (NOW Aspectual Marker) (Now). Lit: “Future-Now.”
Synonyms
- opa- (Immediate Future - “About to”, but less emphasis on switching).
Derived terms
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