fůcèma (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))


fůcèma

Transitivity / Valency

transitive verb Takes an object (often a fact, situation, or person) which is possessed or experienced without acknowledgement.

Semantic Field

Virtues & Failings

Pronunciation

IPA: /fuu̯t̻͡s̪əma/

Translations

  • English: to take for granted; to assume possession without knowledge/gratitude
  • Polish: brać za pewnik; nie doceniać posiadania

Example sentence

Wo John kőxů tte xő fůcèma. John takes it for granted that I give him understanding.

Alternative forms

  • fůcèma’ (informal/shortened)

Etymology

(lack/privative) + (to know) + ma (to have) Literally: “to have without knowing”

Synonyms

  • fůkőma (in specific contexts of understanding)

Antonyms

  • Null

Root Noun

  • fůcè (ingratitude/ignorance of possession)

Derived terms

  • fůcèmană (taking things for granted - adjective)