toůchů (Verb Compound)
toůchů
Grammatical function
- Type: Epistemic Auxiliary / Stative Compound
- Function: Subjective Supposition Marker
- Meaning: “It feels like”, “It seems that”, “One gets the impression that”.
- Usage: Marks the preceding clause as a subjective impression or internal feeling of the speaker, rather than an objective fact or uncertainty.
Pronunciation
IPA: /touu̯t͡ʃu/
Semantic field
Translations
- English: it feels like, it seems, I get the sense that
- Polish: czuje się że, wydaje się
Example sentence
Xő wo nákőnů toůchů. It feels like he misunderstands me. (Lit: He misunderstands me, [it]-feels-so).
Alternative Forms
ůchů (Dropped Subject Form)
Etymology
to (Subject Marker) + ů (Active Verb “To Be/Act”) + -ch- (Subjective Mode Infix) + ů (Verbalizer). Logic: “The subject (the situation) feels like (is subjectively being)…”
Synonyms
- hùfwoŕa (Uncertainty - purely epistemic, less sensory).
Antonyms
Null
Derived terms
Null