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とぅるばいん : turubain | define meaning

turubain

Pronunciation: [tuɾubaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To be absent-minded; to be aimless; to be careless

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	とぅるばいん
New Okinawa Moji	婢るばいん
Romanization	turubain
Pronunciation (IPA)	[tuɾubaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **turubayun** ~ **turubain**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	turubayun, turubain	turubatan	turubaran	turubarantan
	ATT	turubayuru, turubairu	turubataru
Progressive	PRED	turubatoon	turubatootan	turubateewuran	turubateewurantan
	ATT	turubatooru	turubatootaru
Causative	PRED	turubarasun	turubarachan	turubarasan	turubarasantan
	ATT	turubarasuru	turubaracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	turubarariyun, turubarariin	turubararitan, turubarattan	turubarariran, turubararan	turubararirantan, turubararatan
	ATT	turubarariyuru, turubarariiru	turubararitaru, turubarattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	turubarasariyun, turubarasariin	turubarasaritan	turubarasariran	turubarasarirantan
	ATT	turubarasariyuru, turubarasariiru	turubarasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	turubateen	turubateetan	turubateeneen	turubateeneentan
	ATT	turubateeru	turubateetaru
Preparatory	PRED	turubatoochun	turubatoochan	turubateeukan	turubateeukantan
	ATT	turubatoochuru	turubatoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	turubar-
Dictionary	turubayun, turubain
Attributive or Adnominal	turubayuru, turubairu
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	turubayu-, turubai-
Adverbial	turubai
Volitional-Presumptive	turubara
Conjunctive	turubati
Representative	turubatai
Imperative	turubari, turubaree
Conditional	turubaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	turubayuru haji, turubairu haji
So as to...	turubayuru gutu, turubairu gutu
Before...	turubayuru mee, turubairu mee
While...	turubayuru qweeda, turubayuru-qweema, turubairu qweeda, turubairu-qweema
Purpose	turubayuru tami ni, turubairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	turubati-kwimisooree
Benefactive	turubati-kwiin
Completive	turubati-neen
Concessive conditional	turubati-n
After...	turubati-kara
After...	turubati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	turubai-busan	turubai-busantan	turubai-bushikoo neen, turubai-bushikoo neeran	turubai-bushikoo neentan, turubai-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	turubai-busaru	turubai-busataru	turubai-bushikoo neen, turubai-bushikoo neeran	turubai-bushikoo neentan, turubai-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	turubai-yassan	turubai-yassantan	turubai-yashikoo neen, turubai-yashikoo neeran	turubai-yashikoo neentan, turubai-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	turubai-yassaru	turubai-yassataru	turubai-yashikoo neen, turubai-yashikoo neeran	turubai-yashikoo neentan, turubai-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	turubai-gurisan	turubai-gurisantan	turubai-gurikoo neen, turubai-gurikoo neeran	turubai-gurikoo neentan, turubai-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	turubai-gurisaru	turubai-gurisataru	turubai-gurikoo neen, turubai-gurikoo neeran	turubai-gurikoo neentan, turubai-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	turubai-misheen, turuba-misheen	turubai-misheentan, turuba-misheentan	turubai-misooran, turuba-misooran	turubai-misoorantan, turuba-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	turubai-misheeru, turuba-misheeru	turubai-misheetaru, turuba-misheetaru, turubai-misoocharu, turuba-misoocharu	turubai-misooran, turuba-misooran	turubai-misoorantan, turuba-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	turubai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	turubayu-tan, turubai-tan
Nominalizing	turubayu-shi, turubai-shi
Concessive	turubayu-shiga, turubai-shiga
Cause-effect	turubayu-kutu, turubai-kutu
Prohibitive	turubayu-na, turubai-na
Provisional conditional	turubayu-ra turubai-ra
Questions	turubayu-ga, turubai-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	turubayabiyun, turubayabiin, turubaibiyun, turubaibiin	turubayabitan, turubaibitan	turubayabiran, turubaibiran	turubayabirantan, turubaibirantan
Polite	ATT	turubayabiyuru, turubayabiiru, turubaibiyuru, turubaibiiru	turubayabitaru, turubaibitaru	turubayabiran, turubaibiran	turubayabirantan, turubaibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	turubayumi, turubaimi	turubatii	turubarani	turubarantii

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.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, December 17). とぅるばいん : turubain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6768/turubain/.