🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ならーすん【習ーすん・習すん】 : naraasun | define meaning
naraasun
Pronunciation: [naɾaːsuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To teach, to educate, to instruct
Etymology
Cognate to the standard Japanese verb ならわす【習わす】 narawasu "to make [someone] learn".
Notes
See also: しんしー【先生】 shinshii "teacher".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 習ーすん 習すん |
| Kana | ならーすん |
| Romanization | naraasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [naɾaːsuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
naraasun |
naraachan |
naraasan |
naraasantan |
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ATT |
naraasuru |
naraacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
naraachoon |
naraachootan |
naraacheewuran |
naraacheewurantan |
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ATT |
naraachooru |
naraachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
naraasasun |
naraasachan |
naraasasan |
naraasasantan |
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ATT |
naraasasuru |
naraasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
naraasariyun, |
naraasaritan, |
naraasariran, |
naraasarirantan, |
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ATT |
naraasariyuru, |
naraasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
naraasasariyun, |
naraasasaritan |
naraasasariran |
naraasasarirantan |
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ATT |
naraasasariyuru, |
naraasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
naraacheen |
naraacheetan |
naraacheeneen |
naraacheeneentan |
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ATT |
naraacheeru |
naraacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
naraachoochun |
naraachoochan |
naraacheeukan |
naraacheeukantan |
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ATT |
naraachoochuru |
naraachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
naraas- |
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Dictionary |
naraasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
naraasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
naraasu- |
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Adverbial |
naraashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
naraasa |
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Conjunctive |
naraachi |
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Representative |
naraachai |
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Imperative |
naraashi, |
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Conditional |
naraashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
naraasuru haji |
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So as to... |
naraasuru gutu |
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Before... |
naraasuru mee |
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While... |
naraasuru qweeda, naraasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
naraasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
naraachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
naraachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
naraachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
naraachi-n |
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After... |
naraachi-kara |
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After... |
naraachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
naraashi-busan |
naraashi-busantan |
naraashi-bushikoo neen, naraashi-bushikoo neeran |
naraashi-bushikoo neentan, naraashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
naraashi-busaru |
naraashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
naraashi-yassan |
naraashi-yassantan |
naraashi-yashikoo neen, naraashi-yashikoo neeran |
naraashi-yashikoo neentan, naraashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
naraashi-yassaru |
naraashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
naraashi-gurisan |
naraashi-gurisantan |
naraashi-gurikoo neen, naraashi-gurikoo neeran |
naraashi-gurikoo neentan, naraashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
naraashi-gurisaru |
naraashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
naraashi-misheen |
naraashi-misheentan |
naraashi-misooran |
naraashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
naraashi-misheeru |
naraashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
naraashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
naraasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
naraasu-shi |
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Concessive |
naraasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
naraasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
naraasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
naraasu-raa |
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Questions |
naraasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
naraasabiyun, |
naraasabitan |
naraasabiran |
naraasabirantan |
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ATT |
naraasabiyuru, |
naraasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
naraashumi |
naraachii |
naraasani |
naraasantii |
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：ならわす【習わす】、おしえる【教える】