🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
はたらちゅん【働ちゅん】 : hatarachun | define meaning
hatarachun
Pronunciation: [hataɾat͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To work
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese はたらく【働く】 hataraku "to work".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 働ちゅん |
| Kana | はたらちゅん |
| Romanization | hatarachun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [hataɾat͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
|
|
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
|
Indicative |
PRED |
hatarachun |
hatarachan |
hatarakan |
hatarakantan |
|
ATT |
hatarachuru |
hataracharu |
|||
|
Progressive |
PRED |
hatarachoon |
hatarachootan |
hataracheewuran |
hataracheewurantan |
|
ATT |
hatarachooru |
hatarachootaru |
|||
|
Causative |
PRED |
hatarakasun |
hatarakachan |
hatarakasan |
hatarakasantan |
|
ATT |
hatarakasuru |
hatarakacharu |
|||
|
Passive and Potential |
PRED |
hatarakariyun, |
hatarakaritan, |
hatarakariran, |
hatarakarirantan, |
|
ATT |
hatarakariyuru, |
hatarakaritaru, |
|||
|
Causative-Passive |
PRED |
hatarakasariyun, |
hatarakasaritan |
hatarakasariran |
hatarakasarirantan |
|
ATT |
hatarakasariyuru, |
hatarakasariraru |
|||
|
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
hataracheen |
hataracheetan |
hataracheeneen |
hataracheeneentan |
|
ATT |
hataracheeru |
hataracheetaru |
|||
|
Preparatory |
PRED |
hatarachoochun |
hatarachoochan |
hataracheeukan |
hataracheeukantan |
|
ATT |
hatarachoochuru |
hatarachoocharu |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Root |
hatarak- |
|
Dictionary |
hatarachun |
|
Attributive or Adnominal |
hatarachuru |
|
Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
hatarachu- |
|
Adverbial |
hatarachi |
|
Volitional-Presumptive |
hataraka |
|
Conjunctive |
hatarachi |
|
Representative |
hatarachai |
|
Imperative |
hataraki, |
|
Conditional |
hatarakee |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Conjecture |
hatarachuru haji |
|
So as to... |
hatarachuru gutu |
|
Before... |
hatarachuru mee |
|
While... |
hatarachuru qweeda, hataranuru-qweema |
|
Purpose |
hatarachuru tami ni |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Request |
hatarachi-kwimisooree |
|
Benefactive |
hatarachi-kwiin |
|
Completive |
hatarachi-neen |
|
Concessive conditional |
hatarachi-n |
|
After... |
hatarachi-kara |
|
After... |
hatarachi-atu |
|
Form |
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Desiderative |
PRED |
hatarachi-busan |
hatarachi-busantan |
hatarachi-bushikoo neen, hatarachi-bushikoo neeran |
hatarachi-bushikoo neentan, hatarachi-bushikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
hatarachi-busaru |
hatarachi-busataru |
|||
|
Easy to... |
PRED |
hatarachi-yassan |
hatarachi-yassantan |
hatarachi-yashikoo neen, hatarachi-yashikoo neeran |
hatarachi-yashikoo neentan, hatarachi-yashikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
hatarachi-yassaru |
hatarachi-yassataru |
|||
|
Hard to... |
PRED |
hatarachi-gurisan |
hatarachi-gurisantan |
hatarachi-gurikoo neen, hatarachi-gurikoo neeran |
hatarachi-gurikoo neentan, hatarachi-gurikoo neerantan |
|
ATT |
hatarachi-gurisaru |
hatarachi-gurisataru |
|
Form |
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Exalting |
PRED |
hatarachi-misheen |
hatarachi-misheentan |
hatarachi-misooran |
hatarachi-misoorantan |
|
ATT |
hatarachi-misheeru |
hatarachi-misheetaru, |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
While (simultaneously)... |
hatarachi-gachii |
|
Form |
Construction |
|
Reported past |
hatarachu-tan |
|
Nominalizing |
hatarachu-shi |
|
Concessive |
hatarachu-shiga |
|
Cause-effect |
hatarachu-kutu |
|
Prohibitive |
hatarachu-na |
|
Provisional conditional |
hatarachu-raa |
|
Questions |
hatarachu-ga |
|
Form |
|
Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
|
Polite |
PRED |
hatarachabiyun, |
hatarachabitan |
hatarachabiran |
hatarachabirantan |
|
ATT |
hatarachabiyuru, |
hatarachabitaru |
|||
|
Polar questions |
PRED |
hatarachumi |
hatarachii |
hatarakani |
hatarakantii |
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：はたらく【働く】