gănů (verb) - to wander, to roam

gănů (02_Asaxi Verbs_ů (List))

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gănů

gănů

Transitivity / Valency

Intransitive

Lexical Aspect

• Durative (Activity) — unfolds over time.
• Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully”.

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Behaviour

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɡaɪ.nuu̯/

Translations

• English: to wander, to roam, to go somewhere (non-specific), to get lost
• Polish: błąkać się, wędrować, iść gdzieś

Example sentence

To wo gănů. I am wandering / I am going somewhere.

Alternative Forms

Null

Etymology

Null

Synonyms

Null

Antonyms

• ni + [Target] (Going specifically to X).

Root Noun

• gă

Derived terms

• gănůshá (agent noun) (potential)

Grammatical Note

Derived from the Proximal Prefix gă- (Somewhere/Indefinite) + -n- + ů.

Usage Note

Distinct from pănů (Exit). gănů implies movement without a defined target or movement towards an unknown location.