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xăxăŕa (Stative Verb) - It would be (a fact)

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xăxăŕa (Stative Verb)

xăxăŕa

Grammatical function

  • Type: Stative Validity Verb / Hypothetical Copula
  • Function: Irrealis Existence
  • Meaning: “It would be (a fact)”, “It would exist as”, “The reality would be that…”
    • Usage: Unlike the particle xăxă (which creates a mood of “as if”), xăxăŕa functions as a main verb. It asserts that in a specific hypothetical timeline, the state is a valid reality. It replaces xiŕa in conditional consequences.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɦaɪɦaɪɾa/

Semantic field

Smntc_Field Existence Smntc_Field Logic

Translations

  • English: would be, would exist as, hypothetically is
  • Polish: byłoby, istniałoby (hipotetycznie)

Example sentence

John gajýnnshá chě, xő jýnă xăxăŕa. If John were a were-hyena, he would be loud. (Lit: If John were-hyena, he loud would-exist-as).

Alternative Forms

  • x

Etymology

xăxă (Hypothetical Particle “Would/As if”) + -ŕa (Validity Marker). Logic: “It exists as a hypothetical.” It elevates the “scheming/imagined” particle into a concrete state of being.

Synonyms

  • xăxă (Particle form - less “factual”, more moody).

Antonyms

  • xiŕa (It is / It exists - Actual Reality).
  • nèŕa (It is not - Actual Non-existence).

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