🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あん【有ん・在ん】 : an | define meaning
an
Pronunciation: [ʔaŋ̍]
Definition
Verb, auxiliary
- (Existence) To be; to exist; to be present; there is
- (Location) To be located; to be situated; to be found
- (Posession) To have; to own; to possess
- (Occurrence) To take place; to happen; to have; to experience
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ある【有る・在る】 aru "to be, there is".
Notes
The verb あん【有ん】 an "to be, there is" is generally only used to refer to something inanimate or abstract. For things that are animate, please see the verb をぅん【居ん】 wun "to be, there is".
Verbal paradigm:
| Plain | Past | Negative | Past | |
| Terminal | あん* an "there is" |
あたん atan "there was" |
ねーん neen ねーらん neeran "there isn't" |
ねーんたん neentan ねーらんたん neerantan "there wasn't" |
| Attributive | ある aru |
あたる ataru |
Same as above. |
Same as above. |
*The form あいん【有いん】 ain (from an earlier あゆん【有ゆん】 ayun) is attested in Motobu.
Other forms:
| Nominative or linking i form |
あい ai |
| Participle or linking ti form |
あてぃ ati |
| Volitional or presumptive form |
あら ara |
Equivalent polite form (terminal): あいびーん aibiin or あやびーん ayabiin.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 有ん 在ん |
| Kana | あん |
| Romanization | an |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔaŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Neg. Perfective |
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Plain |
PRED |
an |
atan |
neen |
neentan |
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ATT |
aru |
ataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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ATT |
– |
– |
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Causative |
PRED |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
ATT |
– |
– |
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Passive, Potential |
PRED |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
ATT |
– |
– |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
ateen |
– |
– |
– |
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ATT |
ateeru |
– |
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In preparation/in advance (-te oku) |
PRED |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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ATT |
– |
– |
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Desidirative (adjective paradigm) |
PRED |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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ATT |
– |
– |
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Affirmative |
Negative |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
ara |
– |
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“seems” |
aru-haji |
neen-haji |
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Imperative-Prohibitive |
– |
– |
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Conjunctive-Participle |
ati |
– |
意味：ある【有る・在る】