🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ゆたさん【宜さん】 : yutasan | define meaning
yutasan
Pronunciation: [jutasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Good, all right; alright; fine; proper; right; well
- Splendid; excellent; wonderful; great; satisfactory
Etymology
Most likely cognate with standard Japanese よろしい【宜しい】 yoroshii "good".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 宜さん |
| Kana | ゆたさん |
| Romanization | yutasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jutasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
yutasan, yutashan† |
yutasatan, yutashatan† |
yutashikoo neen, yutashikoo neeran |
yutashikoo neentan, yutashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yutasaru |
yutasataru, yutashataru† |
yutashikoo neentaru, yutashikoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
yuta- |
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Dictionary |
yutasan, yutashan† |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
yutasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
yutasa- |
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Noun form |
yutasa |
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Adverbial form |
yutashiku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
yutashikoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
yutashikoo |
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Conjunctive |
yutasati, yutashati† |
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Continuative |
yutasai |
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Conditional |
yutasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
yutasaraa |
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Consequential |
yutasanu, yutashanu† |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
yutati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
yutashiku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
yutasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
yutasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
yutasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
yutasa-shi |
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Inferential |
yutasa sun |
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Questions |
yutasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
yutasayabiyun†, yutasaibiyun†, |
yutasayabitan†, yutasaibitan |
yutashikoo neeyabiran†, yutashikoo neebiran |
yutashikoo neeyabirantan†, yutashikoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
yutasayabiyuru†, yutasaibiyuru†, |
yutasayabitaru, yutasaibitaru |
yutashikoo neeyabirantaru†, yutashikoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
yutasami, yutashami† |
yutasatii, yutashatii |
yutashikoo neeni, yutashikoo neerani |
yutashikoo neentii, yutashikoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
yutasan nee sun, yutashan nee sun† |
yutasatan nee sun, yutashatan nee sun† |
yutashikoo neen nee sun, yutashikoo neeran nee sun |
yutashikoo neentan nee sun, yutashikoo neerantan nee sun |
† These forms are considered literary.
Adjective paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:
- Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
- Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
- Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.
意味：よろしい【宜しい】、よい【良い】、けっこう【結構】、りょうこう【良好】