ken.ná (02_Particles in Asaxi)


ken.ná

ken.ná

Grammatical function

  • Type: Mood Particle (Sentence Final)
  • Function: Negative Potentiality
  • Meaning: “Cannot”, “Unable to”, “Impossible”.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ken.nɑ/

Pitch Accent

  • Morae: ke · nná
  • Pattern: L · L
  • Class: atonal

Example sentence

Example 1

  • Asaxi: topo tomo ken.ná.
  • English: The rain cannot stop.
  • Polish: x

Etymology

Borrowed from Singlish “Cannot” (or ken + ).

Antonyms

  • ken (Can).