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 , 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

(Know) + -ná (Not).

Antonyms

  • (To know).