šen
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sen"
Kalasha
editEtymology
editNoun
editšen
Lithuanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editLikely related to šis, and possibly Latvian šeit and še. Compare Russian сюда (sjuda). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editšeñ (dialectal, informal, now uncommon)
Usage notes
edit- Compared to čia, šen cannot be used as a pronoun for standalone "here", and is generally only used with motion verbs; rather, šen may be conceptualized as į čia.
- Commonly used in contrast with ten (“there”), possibly for rhyming reasons.
See also
editReferences
edit- “šen”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
- “šen”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
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