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ぬすむん【盗むん】

nusumun

Pronunciation: [nusumuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To steal

Etymology

Cognate to Nagano and Niigata のすむ nosumu; Takajima (Nagasaki) のそむ nosomu; Kagoshima ぬすん nusun; Okinawan ぬすむん nusumun; standard Japanese ぬすむ【盗む】 nusumu "to steal".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji盗むん
Kanaぬすむん
Romanizationnusumun
Pronunciation (IPA)[nusumuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: nusumun ~ nusunun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

nusumun,
nusunun

nusudan

nusuman

nusumantan

ATT

nusumuru,
nusunuru

nusudaru

Progressive

PRED

nusudoon

nusudootan

nusudeewuran

nusudeewurantan

ATT

nusudooru

nusudootaru

Causative

PRED

nusumasun

nusumachan

nusumasan

nusumasantan

ATT

nusumasuru

nusumacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

nusumariyun,
nusumariin

nusumaritan,
nusumattan

nusumariran,
nusumaran

nusumarirantan,
nusumaratan

ATT

nusumariyuru,
nusumariiru

nusumaritaru,
nusumattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

nusumasariyun,
nusumasariin

nusumasaritan

nusumasariran

nusumasarirantan

ATT

nusumasariyuru,
nusumasariiru

nusumasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

nusudeen

nusudeetan

nusudeeneen

nusudeeneentan

ATT

nusudeeru

nusudeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

nusudoochun

nusudoochan

nusudeeukan

nusudeeukantan

ATT

nusudoochuru

nusudoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

nusum-

Dictionary

nusumun,
nusunun

Attributive or Adnominal

nusumuru,
nusunuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

nusumu-,
nusunu-

Adverbial

nusumi

Volitional-Presumptive

nusuma

Conjunctive

nusudi

Representative

nusudai

Imperative

nusumi,
nusumee

Conditional

nusumee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

nusumuru haji,
nusunuru haji

So as to...

nusumuru gutu,
nusunuru gutu

Before...

nusumuru mee,
nusunuru mee

While...

nusumuru qweeda, nusumuru-qweema,
nusunuru qweeda, nusunuru-qweema

Purpose

nusumuru tami ni,
nusunuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

nusudi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

nusudi-kwiin

Completive

nusudi-neen

Concessive conditional

nusudi-n

After...

nusudi-kara

After...

nusudi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

nusumi-busan

nusumi-busantan

nusumi-bushikoo neen,

nusumi-bushikoo neeran

nusumi-bushikoo neentan,

nusumi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

nusumi-busaru

nusumi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

nusumi-yassan

nusumi-yassantan

nusumi-yashikoo neen,

nusumi-yashikoo neeran

nusumi-yashikoo neentan,

nusumi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

nusumi-yassaru

nusumi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

nusumi-gurisan

nusumi-gurisantan

nusumi-gurikoo neen,

nusumi-gurikoo neeran

nusumi-gurikoo neentan,

nusumi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

nusumi-gurisaru

nusumi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

nusumi-misheen

nusumi-misheentan

nusumi-misooran

nusumi-misoorantan

ATT

nusumi-misheeru

nusumi-misheetaru,
nusumi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

nusumi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

nusumu-tan

Nominalizing

nusumu-shi

Concessive

nusumu-shiga

Cause-effect

nusumu-kutu

Prohibitive

nusumu-na

Provisional conditional

nusumu-raa

Questions

nusumu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

nusumabiyun,
nusumabiin

nusumabitan

nusumabiran

nusumabirantan

ATT

nusumabiyuru,
nusumabiiru

nusumabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

nusumi

nusudii

nusumani

nusumantii

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. (2023, July 30). ぬすむん【盗むん】 : nusumun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 8, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3405/nusumun/.