kasutatnak
Kasutatnak is a term used in linguistic typology to illustrate a hypothetical verb form that encodes multiple grammatical functions within a single affixal complex. In discussions of agglutinative morphology, kasutatnak is described as a composite form that could simultaneously mark subject agreement, object marking, tense or aspect, and evidential mood, depending on the language model being demonstrated. The term is not attested in any natural language; it functions as a teaching and research device to explore how a single morphological word could achieve multifunctionality.
Etymology and usage: The word kasutatnak is a constructed term, formed for demonstration purposes from a hypothetical
In typology discussions, kasutatnak often appears in demonstrations of synthetic verbs, serial affixation, and cross-linguistic variation
See also: Morphology, Agglutinative languages, Verb phrase, Evidentiality, Grammatical categories.