🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かちゃぬん : kachanun | define meaning
kachanun
Pronunciation: [kat͡ɕanuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To scratch
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | かちゃぬん |
| Romanization | kachanun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kat͡ɕanuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kachamun,
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kachadan |
kachaman |
kachamantan |
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ATT |
kachamuru,
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kachadaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kachadoon |
kachadootan |
kachadeewuran |
kachadeewurantan |
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ATT |
kachadooru |
kachadootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kachamasun |
kachamachan |
kachamasan |
kachamasantan |
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ATT |
kachamasuru |
kachamacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kachamariyun, |
kachamaritan, |
kachamariran, |
kachamarirantan, |
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ATT |
kachamariyuru, |
kachamaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kachamasariyun, |
kachamasaritan |
kachamasariran |
kachamasarirantan |
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ATT |
kachamasariyuru, |
kachamasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kachadeen |
kachadeetan |
kachadeeneen |
kachadeeneentan |
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ATT |
kachadeeru |
kachadeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kachadoochun |
kachadoochan |
kachadeeukan |
kachadeeukantan |
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ATT |
kachadoochuru |
kachadoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kacham- |
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Dictionary |
kachamun, |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kachamuru,
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kachamu-,
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Adverbial |
kachami |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kachama |
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Conjunctive |
kachadi |
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Representative |
kachadai |
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Imperative |
kachami, |
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Conditional |
kachamee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kachamuru haji,
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So as to... |
kachamuru gutu,
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Before... |
kachamuru mee,
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While... |
kachamuru qweeda, kachamuru-qweema,
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Purpose |
kachamuru tami ni,
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kachadi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kachadi-kwiin |
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Completive |
kachadi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kachadi-n |
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After... |
kachadi-kara |
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After... |
kachadi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kachami-busan |
kachami-busantan |
kachami-bushikoo neen, kachami-bushikoo neeran |
kachami-bushikoo neentan, kachami-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kachami-busaru |
kachami-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kachami-yassan |
kachami-yassantan |
kachami-yashikoo neen, kachami-yashikoo neeran |
kachami-yashikoo neentan, kachami-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kachami-yassaru |
kachami-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kachami-gurisan |
kachami-gurisantan |
kachami-gurikoo neen, kachami-gurikoo neeran |
kachami-gurikoo neentan, kachami-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kachami-gurisaru |
kachami-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kachami-misheen |
kachami-misheentan |
kachami-misooran |
kachami-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kachami-misheeru |
kachami-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kachami-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kachamu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kachamu-shi |
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Concessive |
kachamu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kachamu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kachamu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kachamu-raa |
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Questions |
kachamu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kachamabiyun, |
kachamabitan |
kachamabiran |
kachamabirantan |
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ATT |
kachamabiyuru, |
kachamabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kachamumi |
kachadii |
kachamani |
kachamantii |
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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