🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
よーいん【弱いん】 : yooin | define meaning
yooin
Pronunciation: [joːiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To be weak; to become weak; to grow weak
- (Health) To decline; to become feeble
- (Buildings) To be structurally unsound; to be unstable
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese よわる【弱る】 yowaru (ibid.).
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 弱いん |
| Kana | よーいん |
| Romanization | yooin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [joːiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
yooyun, yooin |
yootan |
yooran |
yoorantan |
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ATT |
yooyuru, yooiru |
yootaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
yootoon |
yootootan |
yooteewuran |
yooteewurantan |
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ATT |
yootooru |
yootootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
yoorasun |
yoorachan |
yoorasan |
yoorasantan |
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ATT |
yoorasuru |
yooracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
yoorariyun, |
yooraritan, |
yoorariran, |
yoorarirantan, |
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ATT |
yoorariyuru, |
yooraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
yoorasariyun, |
yoorasaritan |
yoorasariran |
yoorasarirantan |
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ATT |
yoorasariyuru, |
yoorasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
yooteen |
yooteetan |
yooteeneen |
yooteeneentan |
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ATT |
yooteeru |
yooteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
yootoochun |
yootoochan |
yooteeukan |
yooteeukantan |
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ATT |
yootoochuru |
yootoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
yoor- |
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Dictionary |
yooyun, yooin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
yooyuru, yooiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
yooyu-, yooi- |
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Adverbial |
yooi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
yoora |
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Conjunctive |
yooti |
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Representative |
yootai |
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Imperative |
yoori, |
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Conditional |
yooree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
yooyuru haji, yooiru haji |
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So as to... |
yooyuru gutu, yooiru gutu |
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Before... |
yooyuru mee, yooiru mee |
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While... |
yooyuru qweeda, yooyuru-qweema, yooiru qweeda, yooiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
yooyuru tami ni, yooiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
yooti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
yooti-kwiin |
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Completive |
yooti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
yooti-n |
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After... |
yooti-kara |
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After... |
yooti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
yooi-busan |
yooi-busantan |
yooi-bushikoo neen, yooi-bushikoo neeran |
yooi-bushikoo neentan, yooi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yooi-busaru |
yooi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
yooi-yassan |
yooi-yassantan |
yooi-yashikoo neen, yooi-yashikoo neeran |
yooi-yashikoo neentan, yooi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yooi-yassaru |
yooi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
yooi-gurisan |
yooi-gurisantan |
yooi-gurikoo neen, yooi-gurikoo neeran |
yooi-gurikoo neentan, yooi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yooi-gurisaru |
yooi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
yooi-misheen, yoo-misheen |
yooi-misheentan, yoo-misheentan |
yooi-misooran, yoo-misooran |
yooi-misoorantan, yoo-misoorantan |
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ATT |
yooi-misheeru, yoo-misheeru |
yooi-misheetaru, yoo-misheetaru, yooi-misoocharu, yoo-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
yooi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
yooyu-tan, yooi-tan |
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Nominalizing |
yooyu-shi, yooi-shi |
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Concessive |
yooyu-shiga, yooi-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
yooyu-kutu, yooi-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
yooyu-na, yooi-na |
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Provisional conditional |
yooyu-ra yooi-ra |
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Questions |
yooyu-ga, yooi-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
yooyabiyun, yooibiyun, |
yooyabitan, yooibitan |
yooyabiran, yooibiran |
yooyabirantan, yooibirantan |
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ATT |
yooyabiyuru, yooibiyuru, |
yooyabitaru, yooibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
yooyumi, yooimi |
yootii |
yoorani |
yoorantii |
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.
意味：よわる【弱る】