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あっちゅん【歩っちゅん・歩ちゅん】

acchun · atchun

Pronunciation: [ʔatt͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To walk, to stroll
  2. To go out and do things, to do activities
  3. To live healthy, to live well, to be doing well

Etymology

Related to the standard Japanese verb あるく【歩く】 aruku "to walk".

Notes

Attributive form: あっちゅる【歩っちゅる】 acchuru.

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji歩っちゅん
歩ちゅん
Kanaあっちゅん
Romanizationacchun
atchun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔatt͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: acchun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

acchun

acchan

akkan

akkantan

ATT

acchuru

accharu

Progressive

PRED

acchoon

acchootan

accheewuran

accheewurantan

ATT

acchooru

acchootaru

Causative

PRED

akkasun

akkachan

akkasan

akkasantan

ATT

akkasuru

akkacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

akkariyun,
akkariin

akkaritan,
akkattan

akkariran,
akkaran

akkarirantan,
akkaratan

ATT

akkariyuru,
akkariiru

akkaritaru,
akkattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

akkasariyun,
akkasariin

akkasaritan

akkasariran

akkasarirantan

ATT

akkasariyuru,
akkasariiru

akkasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

accheen

accheetan

accheeneen

accheeneentan

ATT

accheeru

accheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

acchoochun

acchoochan

accheeukan

accheeukantan

ATT

acchoochuru

acchoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

akk-

Dictionary

acchun

Attributive or Adnominal

acchuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

akchu-

Adverbial

acchi

Volitional-Presumptive

akka

Conjunctive

acchi

Representative

acchai

Imperative

akki,
akkee

Conditional

akkee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

acchuru haji

So as to...

acchuru gutu

Before...

acchuru mee

While...

acchuru qweeda, acnuru-qweema

Purpose

acchuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

acchi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

acchi-kwiin

Completive

acchi-neen

Concessive conditional

acchi-n

After...

acchi-kara

After...

acchi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

acchi-busan

acchi-busantan

acchi-bushikoo neen,

acchi-bushikoo neeran

acchi-bushikoo neentan,

acchi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

acchi-busaru

acchi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

acchi-yassan

acchi-yassantan

acchi-yashikoo neen,

acchi-yashikoo neeran

acchi-yashikoo neentan,

acchi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

acchi-yassaru

acchi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

acchi-gurisan

acchi-gurisantan

acchi-gurikoo neen,

acchi-gurikoo neeran

acchi-gurikoo neentan,

acchi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

acchi-gurisaru

acchi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

acchi-misheen

acchi-misheentan

acchi-misooran

acchi-misoorantan

ATT

acchi-misheeru

acchi-misheetaru,
acchi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

acchi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

akchu-tan

Nominalizing

akchu-shi

Concessive

akchu-shiga

Cause-effect

akchu-kutu

Prohibitive

akchu-na

Provisional conditional

akchu-raa

Questions

akchu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

acchabiyun,
acchabiin

acchabitan

acchabiran

acchabirantan

ATT

acchabiyuru,
acchabiiru

acchabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

acchumi

acchii

akkani

akkantii

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). あっちゅん【歩っちゅん・歩ちゅん】 : acchun · atchun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/507/acchun-atchun/.