kjèmbinů (02_Asaxi Verbs_ů (List))
kjèmbinů
Transitivity / Valency
Intransitive (Playing/Scheming) or Transitive (Playing a specific game).
Lexical Aspect
Activity: Continuous engagement.
Grammatical Note
Derived from kjèmbi (Cards) + -n- (Performance/Use) + -ů.
- Lit: “To use cards.”
Semantic Field
Smntc_Field Behaviour / Entertainment / Deception
Pronunciation
IPA: /kʲəmbinuw/
Translations
- English: to play (games), to scheme, to plot, to trick, to hustle
- Polish: grać, kombinować
Usage Note (Double Meaning)
- Literal: To play a game (Video games, cards, board games).
- Figurative: To play games with people (Scheming, manipulating, “Kombinować”).
Example sentence
Literal: To wo igùŕa kjèmbinů. I play a game.
Figurative: To John kjèmbinů. John is scheming / up to something.
Etymology
“To perform the function of cards” (Playing/Gambling).