cè (verb) - to know, to be aware of

cè (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))

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cè

cè

Transitivity / Valency

Monotransitive Takes an object (a fact, a person, or a clause).

Lexical Aspect

• State — an ongoing condition, not an event.
• Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully”.

Grammatical Note

02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): This belongs to the closed class of primitive verbs.

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Perception / Cognition

Pronunciation

IPA: /t͡sə/ (Affricate /ts/ + Schwa)

Translations

• English: to know, to be aware of
• Polish: wiedzieć, znać

Example sentence

Wo kshá cèná. I don’t know who.

Alternative Forms

Null

Etymology

Derived from Chinese 子 (zǐ), referring to “Master” (as in Master/Teacher/Sage), implying possession of knowledge.

Synonyms

ăijo (verb) - to get a grip on the situation

Antonyms

• cèná serves as “not know”).

Derived terms

• cèná - to not know
• fůcè - the unknown
• nicè - to learn
• nỏcè - note
• xăcè - to be sure
• cèdao - to teach
• jhecè - jet
• fůcèma - to take for granted
• fůcèno - a thing taken for granted, an unappreciated possession