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そーいん

sooin

Pronunciation: [soːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To bring (someone); to take (someone); to be accompanied by

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OrthographyForm
Kanaそーいん
Romanizationsooin
Pronunciation (IPA)[soːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: sooyun ~ sooin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

sooyun,

sooin

sootan

sooran

soorantan

ATT

sooyuru,

sooiru

sootaru

Progressive

PRED

sootoon

sootootan

sooteewuran

sooteewurantan

ATT

sootooru

sootootaru

Causative

PRED

soorasun

soorachan

soorasan

soorasantan

ATT

soorasuru

sooracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

soorariyun,
soorariin

sooraritan,
soorattan

soorariran,
sooraran

soorarirantan,
sooraratan

ATT

soorariyuru,
soorariiru

sooraritaru,
soorattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

soorasariyun,
soorasariin

soorasaritan

soorasariran

soorasarirantan

ATT

soorasariyuru,
soorasariiru

soorasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

sooteen

sooteetan

sooteeneen

sooteeneentan

ATT

sooteeru

sooteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

sootoochun

sootoochan

sooteeukan

sooteeukantan

ATT

sootoochuru

sootoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

soor-

Dictionary

sooyun,

sooin

Attributive or Adnominal

sooyuru,

sooiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

sooyu-,

sooi-

Adverbial

sooi

Volitional-Presumptive

soora

Conjunctive

sooti

Representative

sootai

Imperative

soori,
sooree

Conditional

sooree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

sooyuru haji,

sooiru haji

So as to...

sooyuru gutu,

sooiru gutu

Before...

sooyuru mee,

sooiru mee

While...

sooyuru qweeda, sooyuru-qweema,

sooiru qweeda, sooiru-qweema

Purpose

sooyuru tami ni,

sooiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

sooti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

sooti-kwiin

Completive

sooti-neen

Concessive conditional

sooti-n

After...

sooti-kara

After...

sooti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

sooi-busan

sooi-busantan

sooi-bushikoo neen,

sooi-bushikoo neeran

sooi-bushikoo neentan,

sooi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

sooi-busaru

sooi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

sooi-yassan

sooi-yassantan

sooi-yashikoo neen,

sooi-yashikoo neeran

sooi-yashikoo neentan,

sooi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

sooi-yassaru

sooi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

sooi-gurisan

sooi-gurisantan

sooi-gurikoo neen,

sooi-gurikoo neeran

sooi-gurikoo neentan,

sooi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

sooi-gurisaru

sooi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

sooi-misheen,

soo-misheen

sooi-misheentan,

soo-misheentan

sooi-misooran,

soo-misooran

sooi-misoorantan,

soo-misoorantan

ATT

sooi-misheeru,

soo-misheeru

sooi-misheetaru,

soo-misheetaru,

sooi-misoocharu,

soo-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

sooi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

sooyu-tan,

sooi-tan

Nominalizing

sooyu-shi,

sooi-shi

Concessive

sooyu-shiga,

sooi-shiga

Cause-effect

sooyu-kutu,

sooi-kutu

Prohibitive

sooyu-na,

sooi-na

Provisional conditional

sooyu-ra

sooi-ra

Questions

sooyu-ga,

sooi-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

sooyabiyun,
sooyabiin,

sooibiyun,
sooibiin

sooyabitan,

sooibitan

sooyabiran,

sooibiran

sooyabirantan,

sooibirantan

ATT

sooyabiyuru,
sooyabiiru,

sooibiyuru,
sooibiiru

sooyabitaru,

sooibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

sooyumi,

sooimi

sootii

soorani

soorantii

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. (2022, August 14). そーいん : sooin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 16, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4504/sooin/.