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あわてぃーん【慌てぃーん】

awatiin

Pronunciation: [ʔawatiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To be in a hurry

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese あわてる【慌てる】 awateru "to be in a hurry".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji慌てぃーん
Kanaあわてぃーん
New Okinawa Mojiあわ廒ーん
Romanizationawatiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔawatiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: awatiyun ~ awatiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

awatiyun,

awatiin

awatitan

awatiran

awatirantan

ATT

awatiyuru,

awatiiru

awatitaru

Progressive

PRED

awatitoon

awatitootan

awatiteewuran

awatiteewurantan

ATT

awatitooru

awatitootaru

Causative

PRED

awatirasun

awatirachan

awatirasan

awatirasantan

ATT

awatirasuru

awatiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

awatirariyun,
awatirariin

awatiraritan,
awatirattan

awatirariran,
awatiraran

awatirarirantan,
awatiraratan

ATT

awatirariyuru,
awatirariiru

awatiraritaru,
awatirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

awatirasariyun,
awatirasariin

awatirasaritan

awatirasariran

awatirasarirantan

ATT

awatirasariyuru,
awatirasariiru

awatirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

awatiteen

awatiteetan

awatiteeneen

awatiteeneentan

ATT

awatiteeru

awatiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

awatitoochun

awatitoochan

awatiteeukan

awatiteeukantan

ATT

awatitoochuru

awatitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

awatir-

Dictionary

awatiyun,

awatiin

Attributive or Adnominal

awatiyuru,

awatiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

awatiyu-,

awatii-

Adverbial

awatii

Volitional-Presumptive

awatira

Conjunctive

awatiti

Representative

awatitai

Imperative

awatiri,
awatiree

Conditional

awatiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

awatiyuru haji,

awatiiru haji

So as to...

awatiyuru gutu,

awatiiru gutu

Before...

awatiyuru mee,

awatiiru mee

While...

awatiyuru qweeda, awatiyuru-qweema,

awatiiru qweeda, awatiiru-qweema

Purpose

awatiyuru tami ni,

awatiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

awatiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

awatiti-kwiin

Completive

awatiti-neen

Concessive conditional

awatiti-n

After...

awatiti-kara

After...

awatiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

awatii-busan

awatii-busantan

awatii-bushikoo neen,

awatii-bushikoo neeran

awatii-bushikoo neentan,

awatii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

awatii-busaru

awatii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

awatii-yassan

awatii-yassantan

awatii-yashikoo neen,

awatii-yashikoo neeran

awatii-yashikoo neentan,

awatii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

awatii-yassaru

awatii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

awatii-gurisan

awatii-gurisantan

awatii-gurikoo neen,

awatii-gurikoo neeran

awatii-gurikoo neentan,

awatii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

awatii-gurisaru

awatii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

awatii-misheen,

awati-misheen

awatii-misheentan,

awati-misheentan

awatii-misooran,

awati-misooran

awatii-misoorantan,

awati-misoorantan

ATT

awatii-misheeru,

awati-misheeru

awatii-misheetaru,

awati-misheetaru,

awatii-misoocharu,

awati-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

awatii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

awatiyu-tan,

awatii-tan

Nominalizing

awatiyu-shi,

awatii-shi

Concessive

awatiyu-shiga,

awatii-shiga

Cause-effect

awatiyu-kutu,

awatii-kutu

Prohibitive

awatiyu-na,

awatii-na

Provisional conditional

awatiyu-ra

awatii-ra

Questions

awatiyu-ga,

awatii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

awatiyabiyun,
awatiyabiin,

awatiibiyun,
awatiibiin

awatiyabitan,

awatiibitan

awatiyabiran,

awatiibiran

awatiyabirantan,

awatiibirantan

ATT

awatiyabiyuru,
awatiyabiiru,

awatiibiyuru,
awatiibiiru

awatiyabitaru,

awatiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

awatiyumi,

awatiimi

awatitii

awatirani

awatirantii

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:あわてる【慌てる】、いそぐ【急ぐ】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 20). あわてぃーん【慌てぃーん】 : awatiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 16, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6028/awatiin/.