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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

しちゅん【好ちゅん】

shichun

Pronunciation: [ɕit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To like; to be fond of; to fancy

Etymology

Cognate to the uncommon Japanese verb すく【好く】 suku "to like", and its more common nominal adjective form すき【好き】 suki "like".

Notes

Negative form:
しかん【好かん】 shikan "to dislike, to hate".

Related term:
かなさすん【悲さすん・哀さすん】 kanasasun "to hold (someone) dear; to love".

意味:すき【好き】、すきです【好きです】、すく【好く】

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Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: shichunβeta

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Neg. Perfective

Plain

PRED

shichun

shichan

shikan

shikantan

ATT

shichuru

shicharu

Progressive

PRED

shichoon

shichootan

shicheewuran

shicheewurantan

ATT

shichooru

shichootaru

Causative

PRED

shikasun

shikachan

shikasan

shikasantan

ATT

shikasuru

shikacharu

Passive, Potential

PRED

shikariyun
shikariin

shikaritan
shikattan

shikariran
shikaran

shikarirantan
shikarantan

ATT

shikariyuru
shikariiru

shikaritaru
shikattaru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

shicheen

shicheetan

shicheeneen

shicheeneentan

ATT

shicheeru

shicheetaru

In preparation/in advance (-te oku)

PRED

shichoochun

shichoochan

shicheeukan

shicheeukantan

ATT

shichoochuru

shichoocharu

Desidirative (adjective paradigm)

PRED

shichi-busan

shichi-busatan

shichi-bushikoo neen

shichi-bushikoo neeran

shichi-bushikoo neentan

shichi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

shichi-busaru

shichi-busataru

 

Affirmative

Negative

Volitional-Presumptive
(“let’s”)

shika

“seems”

shichuru-haji

shikan-haji

Imperative-Prohibitive

shiki

shikuna

Conjunctive-Participle
(“te form”)

shichi

好ちゅん