ma (verb) - to have

ma (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))

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ma

ma

Transitivity / Valency

monotransitive verb takes two, e.g. He(1) kicked the ball(2).

Lexical Aspect

• Punctual (Achievement) — happens in a single moment.
• Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully” · -ů “make it ongoing”.

Grammatical Note

• 02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): This belongs to the closed class of primitive verbs. It is a root verb and may take -ů to derive a durative reading, and na-/tå-/ni-/chå- for other aspects.

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Transfer

Pronunciation

IPA: /ma/

Translations

• English: to have, to possess
• Polish: mieć

Example sentence

John gapowapo ma. John has a red apple.

Alternative Forms

• sometimes appears as må in compound nouns if before consonants

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish “ma” (mieć)

Synonyms

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Antonyms

• fůma (to have without its essence (privative)) (potential)

Derived terms

• mao - night-time
• mao - moon
• kma - to hold
• maka - container
• omao - tonight
• tỏma - to receive
• ŕima - to meditate
• maaśù - to carry
• fůcèma - to take for granted
• fůcőma - to have without appreciation
• fůkőma - to take understanding for granted
• maxogă - to bring