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にんじゅん【寝んじゅん】

ninjun

Pronunciation: [nin̩d͡ʑuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To sleep; to fall asleep
  2. To go to bed, to go to sleep
  3. To lie (in bed); to lie down

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese ねる【寝る】 neru (ibid.).

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji寝んじゅん
Kanaにんじゅん
Romanizationninjun
Pronunciation (IPA)[nin̩d͡ʑuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan du-type verb: ninjunβeta

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Neg. Perfective

Plain

PRED

ninjun

nintan

nindan

nindantan

ATT

ninjuru

nintaru

Progressive

PRED

nintoon

nintootan

ninteewuran

ninteewurantan

ATT

nintooru

nintootaru

Causative

PRED

nindasun

nindachan

nindasan

nindasantan

ATT

nindasuru

nindacharu

Passive, Potential

PRED

nindariyun
nindariin

nindaritan
nindattan

nindariran
nindaran

nindarirantan
nindarantan

ATT

nindariyuru
nindariiru

nindaritaru
nindattaru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

ninteen

ninteetan

ninteeneen

ninteeneentan

ATT

ninteeru

ninteetaru

In preparation/in advance (-te oku)

PRED

nintoochun

nintoochan

ninteeukan

ninteeukantan

ATT

nintoochuru

nintoocharu

Desidirative (adjective paradigm)

PRED

ninji-busan

ninji-busatan

ninji-bushikoo neen

ninji-bushikoo neeran

ninji-bushikoo neentan

ninji-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

ninji-busaru

ninji-busataru

 

Affirmative

Negative

Volitional-Presumptive
(“let’s”)

ninda

“seems”

ninjuru-haji

nintan-haji

Imperative-Prohibitive

ninji

ninjuna

Conjunctive-Participle
(“te form”)

ninti

意味:ねる【寝る】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, May 19). にんじゅん【寝んじゅん】 : ninjun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2964/ninjun/.