aiva (verb) - to pity, to feel for

aiva (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))

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aiva

aiva

Transitivity / Valency

monotransitive

Lexical Aspect

• Punctual (Achievement) — happens in a single moment.
• Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully” · -ů “make it ongoing”.

Grammatical Note

• 02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): Root verb — may take -ů to derive a durative reading, and na-/tå-/ni-/chå- for other aspects.

Pronunciation

IPA: /aib̪va/

Pitch Accent

• Morae: a · i · va
• Pattern: H · L · L
• Class: lexical

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Emotion

Translations

• English: to pity, to feel for
• Polish: litować się

Example sentence

Example 1

• Asaxi: wo jamishá aiva.
• English: I pity the sick one.
• Polish: x

Alternative Forms

Null

Etymology

Native root verb, coined for this action.