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かんげーゆん【考げーゆん・考ーゆん】

kangeeyun

Definition

Verb

  1. To consider, to contemplate, to think about; thinking of ~
    1. ゆまーなかいかんげーゆん【読まーなかい考げーゆん
      yumaanakai kangeeyun
      "I'm thinking about reading"

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese かんがえる【考える】 kangaeru "to consider"; and Kagoshima かんぐっ kanguq.

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji考げーゆん
考ーゆん
Kanaかんげーゆん
Romanizationkangeeyun

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: kangeeyun ~ kangeein

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kangeeyun,

kangeein

kangeetan

kangeeran

kangeerantan

ATT

kangeeyuru,

kangeeiru

kangeetaru

Progressive

PRED

kangeetoon

kangeetootan

kangeeteewuran

kangeeteewurantan

ATT

kangeetooru

kangeetootaru

Causative

PRED

kangeerasun

kangeerachan

kangeerasan

kangeerasantan

ATT

kangeerasuru

kangeeracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

kangeerariyun,
kangeerariin

kangeeraritan,
kangeerattan

kangeerariran,
kangeeraran

kangeerarirantan,
kangeeraratan

ATT

kangeerariyuru,
kangeerariiru

kangeeraritaru,
kangeerattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

kangeerasariyun,
kangeerasariin

kangeerasaritan

kangeerasariran

kangeerasarirantan

ATT

kangeerasariyuru,
kangeerasariiru

kangeerasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kangeeteen

kangeeteetan

kangeeteeneen

kangeeteeneentan

ATT

kangeeteeru

kangeeteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kangeetoochun

kangeetoochan

kangeeteeukan

kangeeteeukantan

ATT

kangeetoochuru

kangeetoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

kangeer-

Dictionary

kangeeyun,

kangeein

Attributive or Adnominal

kangeeyuru,

kangeeiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

kangeeyu-,

kangeei-

Adverbial

kangeei

Volitional-Presumptive

kangeera

Conjunctive

kangeeti

Representative

kangeetai

Imperative

kangeeri,
kangeeree

Conditional

kangeeree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kangeeyuru haji,

kangeeiru haji

So as to...

kangeeyuru gutu,

kangeeiru gutu

Before...

kangeeyuru mee,

kangeeiru mee

While...

kangeeyuru qweeda, kangeeyuru-qweema,

kangeeiru qweeda, kangeeiru-qweema

Purpose

kangeeyuru tami ni,

kangeeiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kangeeti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kangeeti-kwiin

Completive

kangeeti-neen

Concessive conditional

kangeeti-n

After...

kangeeti-kara

After...

kangeeti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

kangeei-busan

kangeei-busantan

kangeei-bushikoo neen,

kangeei-bushikoo neeran

kangeei-bushikoo neentan,

kangeei-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

kangeei-busaru

kangeei-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

kangeei-yassan

kangeei-yassantan

kangeei-yashikoo neen,

kangeei-yashikoo neeran

kangeei-yashikoo neentan,

kangeei-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kangeei-yassaru

kangeei-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kangeei-gurisan

kangeei-gurisantan

kangeei-gurikoo neen,

kangeei-gurikoo neeran

kangeei-gurikoo neentan,

kangeei-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kangeei-gurisaru

kangeei-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kangeei-misheen,

kangee-misheen

kangeei-misheentan,

kangee-misheentan

kangeei-misooran,

kangee-misooran

kangeei-misoorantan,

kangee-misoorantan

ATT

kangeei-misheeru,

kangee-misheeru

kangeei-misheetaru,

kangee-misheetaru,

kangeei-misoocharu,

kangee-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kangeei-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

kangeeyu-tan,

kangeei-tan

Nominalizing

kangeeyu-shi,

kangeei-shi

Concessive

kangeeyu-shiga,

kangeei-shiga

Cause-effect

kangeeyu-kutu,

kangeei-kutu

Prohibitive

kangeeyu-na,

kangeei-na

Provisional conditional

kangeeyu-ra

kangeei-ra

Questions

kangeeyu-ga,

kangeei-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kangeeyabiyun,
kangeeyabiin,

kangeeibiyun,
kangeeibiin

kangeeyabitan,

kangeeibitan

kangeeyabiran,

kangeeibiran

kangeeyabirantan,

kangeeibirantan

ATT

kangeeyabiyuru,
kangeeyabiiru,

kangeeibiyuru,
kangeeibiiru

kangeeyabitaru,

kangeeibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

kangeeyumi,

kangeeimi

kangeetii

kangeerani

kangeerantii

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. (2013, March 11). かんげーゆん【考げーゆん・考ーゆん】 : kangeeyun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/432/kangeeyun/.