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なぎーん【投ぎーん】

nagiin

Pronunciation: [naɡiːŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

  1. To throw; to toss

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese なげる【投げる】 nageru "to throw".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji投ぎーん
Kanaなぎーん
Romanizationnagiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[naɡiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: nagiyun ~ nagiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

nagiyun,

nagiin

nagitan

nagiran

nagirantan

ATT

nagiyuru,

nagiiru

nagitaru

Progressive

PRED

nagitoon

nagitootan

nagiteewuran

nagiteewurantan

ATT

nagitooru

nagitootaru

Causative

PRED

nagirasun

nagirachan

nagirasan

nagirasantan

ATT

nagirasuru

nagiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

nagirariyun,
nagirariin

nagiraritan,
nagirattan

nagirariran,
nagiraran

nagirarirantan,
nagiraratan

ATT

nagirariyuru,
nagirariiru

nagiraritaru,
nagirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

nagirasariyun,
nagirasariin

nagirasaritan

nagirasariran

nagirasarirantan

ATT

nagirasariyuru,
nagirasariiru

nagirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

nagiteen

nagiteetan

nagiteeneen

nagiteeneentan

ATT

nagiteeru

nagiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

nagitoochun

nagitoochan

nagiteeukan

nagiteeukantan

ATT

nagitoochuru

nagitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

nagir-

Dictionary

nagiyun,

nagiin

Attributive or Adnominal

nagiyuru,

nagiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

nagiyu-,

nagii-

Adverbial

nagii

Volitional-Presumptive

nagira

Conjunctive

nagiti

Representative

nagitai

Imperative

nagiri,
nagiree

Conditional

nagiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

nagiyuru haji,

nagiiru haji

So as to...

nagiyuru gutu,

nagiiru gutu

Before...

nagiyuru mee,

nagiiru mee

While...

nagiyuru qweeda, nagiyuru-qweema,

nagiiru qweeda, nagiiru-qweema

Purpose

nagiyuru tami ni,

nagiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

nagiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

nagiti-kwiin

Completive

nagiti-neen

Concessive conditional

nagiti-n

After...

nagiti-kara

After...

nagiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

nagii-busan

nagii-busantan

nagii-bushikoo neen,

nagii-bushikoo neeran

nagii-bushikoo neentan,

nagii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

nagii-busaru

nagii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

nagii-yassan

nagii-yassantan

nagii-yashikoo neen,

nagii-yashikoo neeran

nagii-yashikoo neentan,

nagii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

nagii-yassaru

nagii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

nagii-gurisan

nagii-gurisantan

nagii-gurikoo neen,

nagii-gurikoo neeran

nagii-gurikoo neentan,

nagii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

nagii-gurisaru

nagii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

nagii-misheen,

nagi-misheen

nagii-misheentan,

nagi-misheentan

nagii-misooran,

nagi-misooran

nagii-misoorantan,

nagi-misoorantan

ATT

nagii-misheeru,

nagi-misheeru

nagii-misheetaru,

nagi-misheetaru,

nagii-misoocharu,

nagi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

nagii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

nagiyu-tan,

nagii-tan

Nominalizing

nagiyu-shi,

nagii-shi

Concessive

nagiyu-shiga,

nagii-shiga

Cause-effect

nagiyu-kutu,

nagii-kutu

Prohibitive

nagiyu-na,

nagii-na

Provisional conditional

nagiyu-ra

nagii-ra

Questions

nagiyu-ga,

nagii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

nagiyabiyun,
nagiyabiin,

nagiibiyun,
nagiibiin

nagiyabitan,

nagiibitan

nagiyabiran,

nagiibiran

nagiyabirantan,

nagiibirantan

ATT

nagiyabiyuru,
nagiyabiiru,

nagiibiyuru,
nagiibiiru

nagiyabitaru,

nagiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

nagiyumi,

nagiimi

nagitii

nagirani

nagirantii

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. (2025, August 3). なぎーん【投ぎーん】 : nagiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7287/nagiin/.