fri (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))
fri
fri
Transitivity / Valency
Transitive Takes an object (the entity being liberated).
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
Smntc_Field Existence / Smntc_Field Emotion
Pronunciation
IPA: /fɹi/
Phonotactic Note: This is the permitted exception to the rule forbidding r followed by i.
Translations
- English: to set free, to liberate, to release, to unleash
- Polish: uwolnić, wyzwolić
Example sentence
To wo no fri. I set you free.
Alternative Forms
x
Etymology
Borrowed from English “Free”.
Synonyms
- frëxů (To liberate / To force-free - Derived from
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Antonyms
Derived terms
- frishá (agent noun) (potential)