izo săsă (45_Idioms & Fixed Expressions)


izo săsă

izo săsă

Grammatical function

  • Type: Fixed Expression
  • Meaning: if nothing else, if all else fails, at the very least

Structure

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Pronunciation

IPA: /iz̪o̞ saɪsaɪ/

Pitch Accent

  • Morae: i · zo | să · să
  • Pattern: L · L | L · L
  • Class: phrase

Example sentence

Example 1

  • Asaxi: izo săsă gja patákshù tte wo cè
  • English: If nothing else, I know they’ll lose.
  • Polish: Przynajmniej wiem, że oni przegrają.

Etymology

izo (particle) săsă (particle)

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Usage Note

Used when speaker knows for certain at least one thing, usually in the context of all else being bad.