🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
わかいん【分かいん】 : wakain | define meaning
wakain
Pronunciation: [wakaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To understand; to comprehend
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese わかる【分かる】 wakaru "to understand".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 分かいん |
| Kana | わかいん |
| Romanization | wakain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [wakaiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
wakayun, wakain |
wakatan |
wakaran |
wakarantan |
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ATT |
wakayuru, wakairu |
wakataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
wakatoon |
wakatootan |
wakateewuran |
wakateewurantan |
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ATT |
wakatooru |
wakatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
wakarasun |
wakarachan |
wakarasan |
wakarasantan |
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ATT |
wakarasuru |
wakaracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
wakarariyun, |
wakararitan, |
wakarariran, |
wakararirantan, |
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ATT |
wakarariyuru, |
wakararitaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
wakarasariyun, |
wakarasaritan |
wakarasariran |
wakarasarirantan |
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ATT |
wakarasariyuru, |
wakarasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
wakateen |
wakateetan |
wakateeneen |
wakateeneentan |
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ATT |
wakateeru |
wakateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
wakatoochun |
wakatoochan |
wakateeukan |
wakateeukantan |
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ATT |
wakatoochuru |
wakatoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
wakar- |
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Dictionary |
wakayun, wakain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
wakayuru, wakairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
wakayu-, wakai- |
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Adverbial |
wakai |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
wakara |
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Conjunctive |
wakati |
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Representative |
wakatai |
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Imperative |
wakari, |
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Conditional |
wakaree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
wakayuru haji, wakairu haji |
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So as to... |
wakayuru gutu, wakairu gutu |
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Before... |
wakayuru mee, wakairu mee |
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While... |
wakayuru qweeda, wakayuru-qweema, wakairu qweeda, wakairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
wakayuru tami ni, wakairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
wakati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
wakati-kwiin |
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Completive |
wakati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
wakati-n |
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After... |
wakati-kara |
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After... |
wakati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
wakai-busan |
wakai-busantan |
wakai-bushikoo neen, wakai-bushikoo neeran |
wakai-bushikoo neentan, wakai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wakai-busaru |
wakai-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
wakai-yassan |
wakai-yassantan |
wakai-yashikoo neen, wakai-yashikoo neeran |
wakai-yashikoo neentan, wakai-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wakai-yassaru |
wakai-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
wakai-gurisan |
wakai-gurisantan |
wakai-gurikoo neen, wakai-gurikoo neeran |
wakai-gurikoo neentan, wakai-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
wakai-gurisaru |
wakai-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
wakai-misheen, waka-misheen |
wakai-misheentan, waka-misheentan |
wakai-misooran, waka-misooran |
wakai-misoorantan, waka-misoorantan |
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ATT |
wakai-misheeru, waka-misheeru |
wakai-misheetaru, waka-misheetaru, wakai-misoocharu, waka-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
wakai-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
wakayu-tan, wakai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
wakayu-shi, wakai-shi |
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Concessive |
wakayu-shiga, wakai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
wakayu-kutu, wakai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
wakayu-na, wakai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
wakayu-ra wakai-ra |
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Questions |
wakayu-ga, wakai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
wakayabiyun, wakaibiyun, |
wakayabitan, wakaibitan |
wakayabiran, wakaibiran |
wakayabirantan, wakaibirantan |
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ATT |
wakayabiyuru, wakaibiyuru, |
wakayabitaru, wakaibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
wakayumi, wakaimi |
wakatii |
wakarani |
wakarantii |
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：わかる【分かる・解る・判る・分る】