năjù (verb) - to answer, to reply

năjù (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))

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năjù

năjù

Transitivity / Valency

monotransitive

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): Root/compound verb — may take -ů to derive a durative reading, and na-/tå-/ni-/chå- for other aspects.

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Communication

Pronunciation

IPA: /naɪjɯ/

Translations

• English: to answer, to reply
• Polish: odpowiadać

Example sentence

Wo panăjù. I will answer.

Alternative Forms

Null

Etymology

na- (Iterative, „back”) + ijù (say), with a+i coalescence → ă — „say back”.

Synonyms

• ijù (to say (base))

Antonyms

• këjù (to ask)

Derived terms

• năjùno (an answer, a reply) (potential)