🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かないん【適いん・叶いん・敵いん】 : kanain | define meaning
kanain
Pronunciation: [kanaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
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To be in good health; to be healthy; to be strong; to be well; to do well; to be able-bodied; to be able to work
-
どぅーがらかないん
duugara kanain
"(I am) able-bodied"
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どぅーがらかないん
- To like; to be pleased with; to favour; to favor
- To come true; to be fulfilled
- To rival; to match; to equal
Etymology
Cognate to the standard Japanese verb かなう【適う・叶う・敵う】 kanau "to be suited; to come true; to rival".
Notes
The negative form may surface as かなーん kanaan or irregularly as かならん kanaran.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 適いん 叶いん 敵いん |
| Kana | かないん |
| Romanization | kanain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kanaiŋ̍] |
Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Neg. Perfective |
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Plain |
PRED |
kanayun |
kanatan |
kanaan |
kanaantan |
|
ATT |
kanayuru |
kanataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kanatoon |
kanatootan |
kanateewuran |
kanateewurantan |
|
ATT |
kanatooru |
kanatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kanaasun |
kanaachan |
kanaasan |
kanaasantan |
|
ATT |
kanaasuru |
kanaacharu |
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Passive, Potential |
PRED |
kanaariyun |
kanaaritan |
kanaariran |
kanaarirantan |
|
ATT |
kanaariyuru |
kanaaritaru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kanateen |
kanateetan |
kanateeneen |
kanateeneentan |
|
ATT |
kanateeru |
kanateetaru |
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In preparation/in advance (-te oku) |
PRED |
kanatoochun |
kanatoochan |
kanateeukan |
kanateeukantan |
|
ATT |
kanatoochuru |
kanatoocharu |
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Desidirative (adjective paradigm) |
PRED |
kanai-busan |
kanai-busatan |
kanai-bushikoo neen kanai-bushikoo neeran |
kanai-bushikoo neentan kanai-bushikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
kanai-busaru |
kanai-busataru |
|
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Affirmative |
Negative |
|
Volitional-Presumptive |
kanara |
– |
|
“seems” |
kanayuru-haji
|
kanaan-haji |
|
Imperative-Prohibitive |
kanari |
kananna |
|
Conjunctive-Participle |
kanati |
– |
意味：かなう【適う・叶う・敵う】、たっしゃである【達者である】、げんざいでいる【健在でいる】、げんきでいる【元気でいる】、きょうじんになる【強靭になる・強じんになる・強靱になる】、きにいる【気に入る】