ischire

Sardinian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin scīre. Compare Romanian ști.

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

Verb

ischire

  1. (transitive) to know (to be aware of)
    ischire vida e miraculos de unu
    to know everything about someone
    (literally, “to know one's life and miracles”)
    • 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
  2. (transitive) to know (to discern)
    ischire bonu e malu ― to know good from evil (literally, “to know good and evil”)
  3. (transitive) to know (to be familiar with)
    ischire su caminu ― to know the way
  4. (transitive) to know (to understand, have a grasp of)
    ischire una limba ― to know a language
  5. (intransitive) to know (to have knowledge or information)
    Chie no ischit est cumpagnu de su zegu.
    Ignorance is blindness.
    (literally, “He who knows not is friend with the blind.”)

Conjugation

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    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.”)
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