ischire

Sardinian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin scīre. Compare Romanian ști.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /isˈkire/
• Hyphenation: i‧schi‧re

Verb

ischire

1. (transitive) to know

   ischire vida e miraculos de unu

   to know everything about someone

   (literally, “to know the life and miracles of one”)

   ischire bonu e malu ― to know good from evil

   ischire su caminu ― to know the way

   ischire una limba ― to know a language

   Chie no ischit est cumpagnu de su zegu.

   Ignorance is blindness.

   (literally, “He who knows not is the blind man's companion.”)

   • 1995, “Sas tres mamas [The Three Mothers]”, in Elena Ledda (lyrics), Fabrizio De André (music), Canti randagi: canzoni di Fabrizio De André [Stray Songs: Songs of Fabrizio De André], performed by Elena Ledda:

     Ischis chi in vida, in sa terza die / su fizu tou at a torrare

     You know that, in the third day, your son shall come back to life

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ischire

infinitive	ischire		auxiliary verb		isch
gerund	ischinde		past participle		ischidu
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	deo	tue	isse/issa	nois	bois	issos/issas
present	isco	ischis	ischit	ischimus	ischizis	ischint
imperfect	ischia	ischias	ischiat	ischìamus	ischiazis	ischiant
future	apo a ischire	as a ischire	at a ischire	amus a ischire	ais a ischire	ant a ischire
conditional	deo	tue	isse/issa	nois	bois	issos/issas
present	dia ischire	dias ischire	diat ischire	diamus ischire	diais ischire	diant ischire
subjunctive	che deo	che tue	che isse/issa	che nois	che bois	che issos/issas
present	ischia	ischias	ischiat	ischiamus	ischiazis	ischiant
imperfect	ischire	ischires	ischiret	ischiremus	ischirezis	ischirent
imperative		tue	isse/issa	nois	bois	issos/issas
	—	ischi	ischiat	ischiamus	ischide	ischiant

Noun

ischire m (uncountable)

1. knowledge

   No importat pius su ischire, importat pius su faghere.

   Doing is more important than knowing.

   (literally, “It's not the knowing that matters most, the doing matters most.”)