năijo (verb) - to feel lost (in a situation)

năijo (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))

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năijo

Transitivity / Valency

Intransitive (Internal State)

Lexical Aspect

State / Activity: A continuous state of confusion or lack of grasp.

Grammatical Note

02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): This belongs to the closed class of primitive verbs (compound root).

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Emotion

Pronunciation

IPA: /naɪiꞲo/ (Contraction of ná-ă-ijo).

Translations

• English: to feel lost (in a situation), to lack conviction, to be disoriented, to not know where one stands.
• Polish: gubić się (w sytuacji), nie mieć rozeznania, czuć się zagubionym.

Usage Note

Describes the absence of the “grip” or “realization” found in ăijo. The subject is adrift in the current context.

Example sentence

Wo năijo. I am lost (in this situation). / I don’t get it.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

ná (Not) + ăijo (To grasp/realize). Contraction: ná + ăijo $\to$ năijo.

Synonyms

• gănů (To wander/get lost - Physical motion).

Antonyms

• ăijo (To grasp the situation / To realize).

Derived terms

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