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わかさん【若さん】 : wakasan | define meaning
wakasan
Pronunciation: [wakasaŋ̍]
Definition
Sa-Adjective
- Young
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese わかい【若い】 wakai "young".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 若さん |
| Kana | わかさん |
| Romanization | wakasan |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [wakasaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
wakasan |
wakasatan |
wakakoo neen, wakakoo neeran |
wakakoo neentan, wakakoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wakasaru |
wakasataru |
wakakoo neentaru, wakakoo neerantaru |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
waka- |
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Dictionary |
wakasan |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
wakasaru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
wakasa- |
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Noun form |
wakasa |
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Adverbial form |
wakaku |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
wakakoo |
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Topicalized adverbial form |
wakakoo |
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Conjunctive |
wakasati |
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Continuative |
wakasai |
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Conditional |
wakasaree |
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Provisional conditional |
wakasaraa |
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Consequential |
wakasanu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive conditional |
wakati-n |
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Form |
Construction |
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To become... |
wakaku nain |
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Form |
Construction |
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Concessive |
wakasa-shiga |
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Topicalized concessive |
wakasaa-a-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
wakasa-kutu |
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Nominalized |
wakasa-shi |
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Inferential |
wakasa sun |
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Questions |
wakasa-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
wakasayabiyun†, wakasaibiyun†, |
wakasayabitan†, wakasaibitan |
wakakoo neeyabiran†, wakakoo neebiran |
wakakoo neeyabirantan†, wakakoo neebirantan |
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ATT |
wakasayabiyuru†, wakasaibiyuru†, |
wakasayabitaru, wakasaibitaru |
wakakoo neeyabirantaru†, wakakoo neebirantaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
wakasami |
wakasatii |
wakakoo neeni, wakakoo neerani |
wakakoo neentii, wakakoo neerantii |
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Conjecture |
PRED |
wakasan nee sun |
wakasatan nee sun |
wakakoo neen nee sun, wakakoo neeran nee sun |
wakakoo neentan nee sun, wakakoo 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：わかい【若い】