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ちゅくいん【作いん】

chukuin

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕukuiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To make; to produce

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese つくる【作る・造る・創る】 tsukuru "to make".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji作いん
Kanaちゅくいん
Romanizationchukuin
Pronunciation (IPA)[t͡ɕukuiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: chukuyun ~ chukuin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

chukuyun,

chukuin

chukutan

chukuran

chukurantan

ATT

chukuyuru,

chukuiru

chukutaru

Progressive

PRED

chukutoon

chukutootan

chukuteewuran

chukuteewurantan

ATT

chukutooru

chukutootaru

Causative

PRED

chukurasun

chukurachan

chukurasan

chukurasantan

ATT

chukurasuru

chukuracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

chukurariyun,
chukurariin

chukuraritan,
chukurattan

chukurariran,
chukuraran

chukurarirantan,
chukuraratan

ATT

chukurariyuru,
chukurariiru

chukuraritaru,
chukurattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

chukurasariyun,
chukurasariin

chukurasaritan

chukurasariran

chukurasarirantan

ATT

chukurasariyuru,
chukurasariiru

chukurasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

chukuteen

chukuteetan

chukuteeneen

chukuteeneentan

ATT

chukuteeru

chukuteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

chukutoochun

chukutoochan

chukuteeukan

chukuteeukantan

ATT

chukutoochuru

chukutoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

chukur-

Dictionary

chukuyun,

chukuin

Attributive or Adnominal

chukuyuru,

chukuiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

chukuyu-,

chukui-

Adverbial

chukui

Volitional-Presumptive

chukura

Conjunctive

chukuti

Representative

chukutai

Imperative

chukuri,
chukuree

Conditional

chukuree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

chukuyuru haji,

chukuiru haji

So as to...

chukuyuru gutu,

chukuiru gutu

Before...

chukuyuru mee,

chukuiru mee

While...

chukuyuru qweeda, chukuyuru-qweema,

chukuiru qweeda, chukuiru-qweema

Purpose

chukuyuru tami ni,

chukuiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

chukuti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

chukuti-kwiin

Completive

chukuti-neen

Concessive conditional

chukuti-n

After...

chukuti-kara

After...

chukuti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

chukui-busan

chukui-busantan

chukui-bushikoo neen,

chukui-bushikoo neeran

chukui-bushikoo neentan,

chukui-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

chukui-busaru

chukui-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

chukui-yassan

chukui-yassantan

chukui-yashikoo neen,

chukui-yashikoo neeran

chukui-yashikoo neentan,

chukui-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

chukui-yassaru

chukui-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

chukui-gurisan

chukui-gurisantan

chukui-gurikoo neen,

chukui-gurikoo neeran

chukui-gurikoo neentan,

chukui-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

chukui-gurisaru

chukui-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

chukui-misheen,

chuku-misheen

chukui-misheentan,

chuku-misheentan

chukui-misooran,

chuku-misooran

chukui-misoorantan,

chuku-misoorantan

ATT

chukui-misheeru,

chuku-misheeru

chukui-misheetaru,

chuku-misheetaru,

chukui-misoocharu,

chuku-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

chukui-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

chukuyu-tan,

chukui-tan

Nominalizing

chukuyu-shi,

chukui-shi

Concessive

chukuyu-shiga,

chukui-shiga

Cause-effect

chukuyu-kutu,

chukui-kutu

Prohibitive

chukuyu-na,

chukui-na

Provisional conditional

chukuyu-ra

chukui-ra

Questions

chukuyu-ga,

chukui-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

chukuyabiyun,
chukuyabiin,

chukuibiyun,
chukuibiin

chukuyabitan,

chukuibitan

chukuyabiran,

chukuibiran

chukuyabirantan,

chukuibirantan

ATT

chukuyabiyuru,
chukuyabiiru,

chukuibiyuru,
chukuibiiru

chukuyabitaru,

chukuibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

chukuyumi,

chukuimi

chukutii

chukurani

chukurantii

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:つくる【作る・造る・創る】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 13). ちゅくいん【作いん】 : chukuin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5928/chukuin/.