🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かじゅーいん 【数いん】 : kajuuin | define meaning
kajuuin
Definition
Verb
- To count
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese かぞえる 【数える】 kazoeru "to count".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 数いん |
| Kana | かじゅーいん |
| Romanization | kajuuin |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kajuuyun, kajuuin |
kajuutan |
kajuuran |
kajuurantan |
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ATT |
kajuuyuru, kajuuiru |
kajuutaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kajuutoon |
kajuutootan |
kajuuteewuran |
kajuuteewurantan |
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ATT |
kajuutooru |
kajuutootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kajuurasun |
kajuurachan |
kajuurasan |
kajuurasantan |
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ATT |
kajuurasuru |
kajuuracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kajuurariyun, |
kajuuraritan, |
kajuurariran, |
kajuurarirantan, |
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ATT |
kajuurariyuru, |
kajuuraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kajuurasariyun, |
kajuurasaritan |
kajuurasariran |
kajuurasarirantan |
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ATT |
kajuurasariyuru, |
kajuurasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kajuuteen |
kajuuteetan |
kajuuteeneen |
kajuuteeneentan |
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ATT |
kajuuteeru |
kajuuteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kajuutoochun |
kajuutoochan |
kajuuteeukan |
kajuuteeukantan |
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ATT |
kajuutoochuru |
kajuutoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kajuur- |
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Dictionary |
kajuuyun, kajuuin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kajuuyuru, kajuuiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kajuuyu-, kajuui- |
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Adverbial |
kajuui |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kajuura |
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Conjunctive |
kajuuti |
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Representative |
kajuutai |
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Imperative |
kajuuri, |
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Conditional |
kajuuree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kajuuyuru haji, kajuuiru haji |
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So as to... |
kajuuyuru gutu, kajuuiru gutu |
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Before... |
kajuuyuru mee, kajuuiru mee |
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While... |
kajuuyuru qweeda, kajuuyuru-qweema, kajuuiru qweeda, kajuuiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kajuuyuru tami ni, kajuuiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kajuuti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kajuuti-kwiin |
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Completive |
kajuuti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kajuuti-n |
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After... |
kajuuti-kara |
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After... |
kajuuti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kajuui-busan |
kajuui-busantan |
kajuui-bushikoo neen, kajuui-bushikoo neeran |
kajuui-bushikoo neentan, kajuui-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kajuui-busaru |
kajuui-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kajuui-yassan |
kajuui-yassantan |
kajuui-yashikoo neen, kajuui-yashikoo neeran |
kajuui-yashikoo neentan, kajuui-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kajuui-yassaru |
kajuui-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kajuui-gurisan |
kajuui-gurisantan |
kajuui-gurikoo neen, kajuui-gurikoo neeran |
kajuui-gurikoo neentan, kajuui-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kajuui-gurisaru |
kajuui-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kajuui-misheen, kajuu-misheen |
kajuui-misheentan, kajuu-misheentan |
kajuui-misooran, kajuu-misooran |
kajuui-misoorantan, kajuu-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kajuui-misheeru, kajuu-misheeru |
kajuui-misheetaru, kajuu-misheetaru, kajuui-misoocharu, kajuu-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kajuui-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kajuuyu-tan, kajuui-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kajuuyu-shi, kajuui-shi |
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Concessive |
kajuuyu-shiga, kajuui-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kajuuyu-kutu, kajuui-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kajuuyu-na, kajuui-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kajuuyu-ra kajuui-ra |
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Questions |
kajuuyu-ga, kajuui-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kajuuyabiyun, kajuuibiyun, |
kajuuyabitan, kajuuibitan |
kajuuyabiran, kajuuibiran |
kajuuyabirantan, kajuuibirantan |
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ATT |
kajuuyabiyuru, kajuuibiyuru, |
kajuuyabitaru, kajuuibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kajuuyumi, kajuuimi |
kajuutii |
kajuurani |
kajuurantii |
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：かぞえる 【数える】