Knašta/Chinese Characters
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Many written works in Knašta use certain Chinese characters. Most are used to represent affixes, however there are a few used to represent nouns, pronouns, and verbs. The table below contains a list of Chinese characters used in Knašta.
| Character(s) | Pronunciation | Meaning | Example | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 県 | ken [kɛn] | Province, State | Flaxilþřand県 (Flaxilthrand province) | |
| 市 | šý [ʃi] | City | Flaxilþřand市 (City of Flaxilthrand) | |
| 州 | šů [ʃu] | Region | Oxídentsí州 (Western region) | |
| 国 | pysťo [paɪstjo] | Country | Kořstekístón国 (The country of Corstekistan) | |
| 道 | paþa [paθa] | Way, path | 道maršatsjon (How to walk) | |
| 不 | ní [ni] | No, not | 不 ǰis al ídé 的 bots (It's not a good idea) | |
| 是 | éja [eja] | Yes | 是， ǰin ẁakoàtsjon (Yes, I agree) | |
| 上 | ota [oɾa] | Up, high | DŽis 不上 oleš (It's down there) | |
| 没 | réjetsí [ɾejɛts] | None, nothing | Aveskkatsa pîní没 (We have no bread) | |
| 点 | alí [ali] | Any | 不aveskkatsa alímentsí点 (We don't have any food) | |
| 会 | til [tɪl] | Future tense marker | 会gróþkatsí oleš (I'm going to go there) | |
| 了 | sen [sɛn] | Past tense marker | 了fétsakatsí lot (I did it) | |
| 了了 | són [sɑn] | Past perfect tense marker | 了了trůvinskakatsí lot (I've found it) | |
| 在 | link [lɪŋk] | Present progressive tense marker | Gróþkatsí在 omagazatí (I'm going to the store) | |
| 们 | sin [sɪn] | Plural | Ňos们 (People) | Rare |
| 时 | tempesťa [tɛmpɛstja] | Time | Kwo 会ǰis vošní的 时arívítkatsjon? (When will you arrive?) | |
| 为 | kwy [kwaɪ] (as a word), rézatí [ɾezaɾi] (as a prefix) | Why | Kw'is vošní的 为fétsatsjon por drast (Why did you do that?) | |
| 的 | dos [doz] (as a word), ins [ɪns] (as a sufix) | Of (as a word), genitive marker (as a suffix) | DŽis 的 kas (It's cheesy), Jo的 kindęsin (My children) | |
| 我 | joj [joɪ], jo [jo] | I, me | 不œrtanés 我 (Don't hurt me) | Rare |
| 你 | vošní [vɑʃne] | You | 你 不 kanel (You can't) | Rare |
| 者 | kêta [kɑ̃ta] | Subject marker | Tokjo者 有 ňossin多 (There are many people in Tokyo) | |
| 多 | mnoho [mnoho] | Many | Íl avesk aržentsísin多 (He has lots of money) | |
| 少 | pjotsí [pjots] | Few | Íl 了donek jo alímentsí少 (He gave me little food) | |
| 尐 | kelk [kɛk] | Some, somewhat | DŽis 尐不facílja (It's somewhat difficult) | |
| 有 | lešťa [lɛʃtja] | There is, there are | 了有 drý nékosin orœma (There were three cats in the room) | |
| 夫子 | fůtsí [futs]] | Master, teacher | Sé 夫子 sen-vív ošansin (The master lived in the mountains) | 夫子 is used only in the context of Confucianism or other religious or philosophical doctrines. Other teachers, such as schoolteachers, are referred to as fůtsí, not 夫子 |