piâxéi
Ligurian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pjaːˈʒej/
Etymology 1
Verb
piâxéi
- (intransitive or transitive with a or preceded by an indirect object) to be pleasing to (usually translated into English as like with exchange of the subject and object)
- Sta méia chi a me piâxe ― I like this apple (literally, “This apple here is pleasing to me”)
- (intransitive) to be fond of
Conjugation
Conjugation of piâxéi (second conjugation)
| infinitive | piâxéi | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| auxiliary verb | êse | gerund | piâxéndo | ||||
| present participle | piâxénte | past participle | piâxûo | ||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | mi | ti | lê o/a | noî, niâtri | voî, viâtri | lô, liâtri | |
| present | piâxo | ti piâxi | piâxe | piâxémmo | piâxéi | piâxan | |
| imperfect | piâxéiva, piâxéivo | ti piâxéivi | piâxéiva | piâxéivimo | piâxéivi | piâxéivan | |
| future | piâxiö | ti piâxiæ | piâxiâ | piâxiêmo | piâxiéi | piâxiàn | |
| conditional | mi | ti | lê o/a | noî, niâtri | voî, viâtri | lô, liâtri | |
| present | piâxiéiva, piâxiæ | ti piâxiêsci | piâxiéiva, piâxiæ | piâxiêscimo | piâxiêsci | piâxiéivan | |
| subjunctive | che mi | che ti | che lê o/a | che noî, che niâtri | che voî, che viâtri | che lô, che liâtri | |
| present | piâxe | ti piâxi | piâxe | piâxémmo | piâxéi | piâxan, piâxen | |
| imperfect | piâxésse | ti piâxésci | piâxésse | piâxéscimo | piâxésci | piâxéssan | |
| imperative | ti | lê o/a | noî, niâtri | voî, viâtri | lô, liâtri | ||
| — | piâxi | piâxe | piâxémmo | piâxéi | piâxan, piâxen | ||
Etymology 2
Noun use of the above verb.
Noun
piâxéi m (invariable)
- (uncountable) pleasure (the state of being pleased)
- delight
- favour, kindness
- Synonyms: favô, cortexîa