txănů (02_Asaxi Verbs_ů (List))
txănů
txănů
Transitivity / Valency
intransitive verb takes one argument, e.g. He(1) ages.
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 The Body / Smntc_Field Time
Pronunciation
IPA: /tʰaɪnuu̯/
Pitch Accent
- Morae: txă · nů
- Pattern:
H · L - Class:
lexical
Translations
- English: to age, to grow older, to pass a year
- Polish: starzeć się, przybywać lat
Example sentence
Example 1
- Asaxi: to wo txănů.
- English: I am aging.
- Polish: x
Alternative Forms
x
Etymology
txă (Year) + -n- (Performance/Function) + -ů.
Logic: “To perform years” or “To do the year.”
Synonyms
- vivinů (To live).
Antonyms
- fůtxănů (to age without its essence (privative)) (potential)
Root Noun
Derived terms
- txănůshá (agent noun) (potential)