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わかいん【分かいん】

wakain

Pronunciation: [wakaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To understand; to comprehend

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese わかる【分かる】 wakaru "to understand".

意味:わかる【分かる・解る・判る・分る】

+ amend/report

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: wakayun ~ wakainβeta

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Neg. Perfective

Plain

PRED

wakayun
wakain

wakatan

wakaran

wakarantan

ATT

wakayuru
wakairu

wakataru

Progressive

PRED

wakatoon

wakatootan

wakateewuran

wakateewurantan

ATT

wakatooru

wakatootaru

Causative

PRED

wakarasun

wakarachan

wakarasan

wakarasantan

ATT

wakarasuru

wakaracharu

Passive, Potential

PRED

wakarariyun
wakarariin

wakararitan
wakarattan

wakarariran
wakararan

wakararirantan
wakararantan

ATT

wakarariyuru
wakarariiru

wakararitaru
wakarattaru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

wakateen

wakateetan

wakateeneen

wakateeneentan

ATT

wakateeru

wakateetaru

In preparation/in advance (-te oku)

PRED

wakatoochun

wakatoochan

wakateeukan

wakateeukantan

ATT

wakatoochuru

wakatoocharu

Desidirative (adjective paradigm)

PRED

wakai-busan

wakai-busatan

wakai-bushikoo neen

wakai-bushikoo neeran

wakai-bushikoo neentan

wakai-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

wakai-busaru

wakai-busataru

 

Affirmative

Negative

Volitional-Presumptive
(“let’s”)

wakara

“seems”

wakayuru-haji
wakairu-haji

wakaran-haji

Imperative-Prohibitive

wakari

wakanna

Conjunctive-Participle
(“te form”)

wakati

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