chěto’ (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))
chěto’
chěto’
Transitivity / Valency
Ambitransitive
- Intransitive: To come to a standstill (“I stop walking”).
- Transitive: To arrest someone’s motion (“I halt him”).
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): Closed-class primitive verb, punctual by default. It may take -ů to derive a durative reading, and na-/tå-/ni-/chå- for other aspects.
Semantic Field
Pronunciation
IPA: /t̠ʃɚt̪oʔ/
Pitch Accent
- Morae: chě · to’
- Pattern:
H · L - Class:
lexical
Translations
- English: to halt, to stop walking, to freeze, to arrest motion
- Polish: stanąć, zatrzymać się
Example sentence
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Alternative Forms
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Etymology
Likely related to chěcho’ (to close/shut) and tomo (to stop). The glottal stop implies an abrupt physical cutoff.
Synonyms
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Antonyms
- aśù (verb) (To walk).
- haśù (verb) (To run).
Derived terms
- chěto’shá (agent noun) (potential)
Usage Note
Specific to Ambulation. Use this verb when the subject physically stops moving their legs or traveling.
- Command: chěchohè! (“Halt!” / “Freeze!”). (Note the glottal elision before
hè).
Example sentences
Example 1
- Asaxi: john zèchěto’.
- English: John halted / stopped walking.
- Polish: x
Example 2
- Asaxi: to wo john zèchěto’.
- English: I stopped John (physically blocked his path).
- Polish: x