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/

Translations

  • English: to age, to grow older, to pass a year
  • Polish: starzeć się, przybywać lat

Example sentence

To wo txănů. I am aging.

Alternative Forms

x

Etymology

txă (Year) + -n- (Performance/Function) + .

Logic: “To perform years” or “To do the year.”

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • fůtxănů (to age without its essence (privative)) (potential)

Root Noun

Derived terms

  • txănůshá (agent noun) (potential)