dzo' (verb) - to break, to snap

dzo’ (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))

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dzo’

dzo’

Transitivity / Valency

monotransitive

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): Root/compound verb — may take -ů to derive a durative reading, and na-/tå-/ni-/chå- for other aspects.

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Manipulation

Pronunciation

IPA: /d̻͡z̪oʔ/

Pitch Accent

• Morae: dzo’
• Pattern: H
• Class: lexical

Translations

• English: to break, to snap
• Polish: łamać, psuć

Example sentence

Example 1

• Asaxi: wo maka zèdzo’.
• English: I broke the container.
• Polish: x

Alternative Forms

Null

Etymology

Native root; glottal-stop coda marks the instantaneous achievement, like tomo’, chěcho’.

Synonyms

• tomo’ (to end, stop)

Antonyms

• kamŕů (to build)

Derived terms

• dzono (a fracture, a break (glottal stop elided before the suffix)) (potential)