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はなすん【話すん】

hanasun

Pronunciation: [hanasuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To speak; to talk

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese はなす【話す】 hanasu "to speak; to talk".

Notes

はなさりゆん【話さり得ん】 hanasariyun "To be able to speak".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji話すん
Kanaはなすん
Romanizationhanasun
Pronunciation (IPA)[hanasuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: hanasun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

hanasun

hanachan

hanasan

hanasantan

ATT

hanasuru

hanacharu

Progressive

PRED

hanachoon

hanachootan

hanacheewuran

hanacheewurantan

ATT

hanachooru

hanachootaru

Causative

PRED

hanasasun

hanasachan

hanasasan

hanasasantan

ATT

hanasasuru

hanasacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

hanasariyun,
hanasariin

hanasaritan,
hanasattan

hanasariran,
hanasaran

hanasarirantan,
hanasaratan

ATT

hanasariyuru,
hanasariiru

hanasaritaru,
hanasattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

hanasasariyun,
hanasasariin

hanasasaritan

hanasasariran

hanasasarirantan

ATT

hanasasariyuru,
hanasasariiru

hanasasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

hanacheen

hanacheetan

hanacheeneen

hanacheeneentan

ATT

hanacheeru

hanacheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

hanachoochun

hanachoochan

hanacheeukan

hanacheeukantan

ATT

hanachoochuru

hanachoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

hanas-

Dictionary

hanasun

Attributive or Adnominal

hanasuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

hanasu-

Adverbial

hanashi

Volitional-Presumptive

hanasa

Conjunctive

hanachi

Representative

hanachai

Imperative

hanashi,
hanashee

Conditional

hanashee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

hanasuru haji

So as to...

hanasuru gutu

Before...

hanasuru mee

While...

hanasuru qweeda, hanasuru-qweema

Purpose

hanasuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

hanachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

hanachi-kwiin

Completive

hanachi-neen

Concessive conditional

hanachi-n

After...

hanachi-kara

After...

hanachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

hanashi-busan

hanashi-busantan

hanashi-bushikoo neen,

hanashi-bushikoo neeran

hanashi-bushikoo neentan,

hanashi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

hanashi-busaru

hanashi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

hanashi-yassan

hanashi-yassantan

hanashi-yashikoo neen,

hanashi-yashikoo neeran

hanashi-yashikoo neentan,

hanashi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

hanashi-yassaru

hanashi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

hanashi-gurisan

hanashi-gurisantan

hanashi-gurikoo neen,

hanashi-gurikoo neeran

hanashi-gurikoo neentan,

hanashi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

hanashi-gurisaru

hanashi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

hanashi-misheen

hanashi-misheentan

hanashi-misooran

hanashi-misoorantan

ATT

hanashi-misheeru

hanashi-misheetaru,
hanashi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

hanashi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

hanasu-tan

Nominalizing

hanasu-shi

Concessive

hanasu-shiga

Cause-effect

hanasu-kutu

Prohibitive

hanasu-na

Provisional conditional

hanasu-raa

Questions

hanasu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

hanasabiyun,
hanasabiin

hanasabitan

hanasabiran

hanasabirantan

ATT

hanasabiyuru,
hanasabiiru

hanasabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

hanashumi

hanachii

hanasani

hanasantii

Verb 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.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, September 7). はなすん【話すん】 : hanasun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/280/hanasun/.