xăcè (02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List))


xăcè

xăcè

Transitivity / Valency

Monotransitive (Knowing X for a fact).

Lexical Aspect

  • State — an ongoing condition, not an event.
  • Aspect markers: na- “do repeatedly” · tå- “do once” · ni- “begin to” · chå- “do fully”.

Grammatical Note

02_Asaxi Verbs_Root (List): Compound root verb.

Semantic Field

Smntc_Field Perception / Cognition

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɦaɪt͡sə/

Pitch Accent

  • Morae: xă · cè
  • Pattern: H · H
  • Class: mixed

Translations

  • English: to be sure, to know for a fact, to be certain, to verify
  • Polish: być pewnym, wiedzieć na pewno

Example sentence

Example 1

  • Asaxi: to wo tte xăcè.
  • English: I am sure of it.
  • Polish: x

Alternative Forms

Null

Etymology

xă- (Truly/Indeed) + (Know). Lit: “Truly-know.”

Synonyms

Null

Antonyms

Derived terms

Usage Note

Used with tte for the expression tte xăcè (“I am sure that…”).