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はたらちゅん【働ちゅん】

hatarachun

Pronunciation: [hataɾat͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To work

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese はたらく【働く】 hataraku "to work".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji働ちゅん
Kanaはたらちゅん
Romanizationhatarachun
Pronunciation (IPA)[hataɾat͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: hatarachun

 

 

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,
hatarakariin

hatarakaritan,
hatarakattan

hatarakariran,
hatarakaran

hatarakarirantan,
hatarakaratan

ATT

hatarakariyuru,
hatarakariiru

hatarakaritaru,
hatarakattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

hatarakasariyun,
hatarakasariin

hatarakasaritan

hatarakasariran

hatarakasarirantan

ATT

hatarakasariyuru,
hatarakasariiru

hatarakasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

hataracheen

hataracheetan

hataracheeneen

hataracheeneentan

ATT

hataracheeru

hataracheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

hatarachoochun

hatarachoochan

hataracheeukan

hataracheeukantan

ATT

hatarachoochuru

hatarachoocharu

Base forms

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,
hatarakee

Conditional

hatarakee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

hatarachuru haji

So as to...

hatarachuru gutu

Before...

hatarachuru mee

While...

hatarachuru qweeda, hataranuru-qweema

Purpose

hatarachuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

hatarachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

hatarachi-kwiin

Completive

hatarachi-neen

Concessive conditional

hatarachi-n

After...

hatarachi-kara

After...

hatarachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

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

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

hatarachi-misheen

hatarachi-misheentan

hatarachi-misooran

hatarachi-misoorantan

ATT

hatarachi-misheeru

hatarachi-misheetaru,
hatarachi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

hatarachi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

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

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

hatarachabiyun,
hatarachabiin

hatarachabitan

hatarachabiran

hatarachabirantan

ATT

hatarachabiyuru,
hatarachabiiru

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】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, December 18). はたらちゅん【働ちゅん】 : hatarachun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5919/hatarachun/.