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cèná (verb) - to not know, to be ignorant of

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cèná (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))

cèná

cèná

Transitivity / Valency

Monotransitive Takes an object (the fact/person unknown).

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

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/

Pitch Accent

  • Morae: cè · ná
  • Pattern: H · H
  • Class: mixed

Translations

  • English: to not know, to be ignorant of, to be unaware
  • Polish: nie wiedzieć, nie znać

Example sentence

Example 1

  • Asaxi: to wo no cèná.
  • English: I don’t know you.
  • Polish: x

Alternative Forms

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Etymology

cè (Know) + -ná (Not).

Synonyms

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Antonyms

  • cè (To know).

Derived terms

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