cèná (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))
cèná
Transitivity / Valency
Monotransitive Takes an object (the fact/person unknown).
Lexical Aspect
State: Lack of knowledge.
Grammatical Note
Strictly speaking, this is the negative form of cè, but it is lexicalized as a distinct concept (“To be ignorant of”) rather than just a grammatical negation.
Semantic Field
Smntc_Field Perception / Cognition
Pronunciation
IPA: /t͡sənɑ/
Translations
- English: to not know, to be ignorant of, to be unaware
- Polish: nie wiedzieć, nie znać
Example sentence
To wo no cèná. I don’t know you.
Etymology
Antonyms
- cè (To know).