🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あん【有ん・在ん】 : an | define meaning
an
Pronunciation: [ʔaŋ̍]
Definition
Verb, auxiliary
Verb used to indicate the concept of something inanimate, usually translated by: "to be", "to exist", and "there is". More technically, its usage encompasses the following notions:
- Existence: To be, to exist, to be present, there is
- Location: To be located, to be found, to occupy a place, to lie (in), to rest (upon)
- Possession: To have, to own, to possess
- Occurence: To take place, to happen, to have, to experience
Etymology
Cognate to the standard Japanese equivalent ある【有る・在る】 aru "to be, etc.".
Notes
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. |
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.
意味：ある【有る・在る】
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 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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ATT |
– |
– |
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Passive, Potential |
PRED |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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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 |
– |