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