🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちばいん【気張いん】 : chibain | define meaning
chibain
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕibaiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
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To do one's best; to keep it up; to persist; to put one's all into something; to exert oneself
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ちばりよー【気張りよー】
chibari yoo
"Good luck!", "Do your best!"
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ちばりよー【気張りよー】
Etymology
Cognate to the Japanese verb きばる【気張る】 kibaru, meaning "to do one's best", most common in Kyushu.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 気張いん |
| Kana | ちばいん |
| Romanization | chibain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕibaiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
chibayun, chibain |
chibatan |
chibaran |
chibarantan |
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ATT |
chibayuru, chibairu |
chibataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
chibatoon |
chibatootan |
chibateewuran |
chibateewurantan |
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ATT |
chibatooru |
chibatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
chibarasun |
chibarachan |
chibarasan |
chibarasantan |
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ATT |
chibarasuru |
chibaracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
chibarariyun, |
chibararitan, |
chibarariran, |
chibararirantan, |
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ATT |
chibarariyuru, |
chibararitaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
chibarasariyun, |
chibarasaritan |
chibarasariran |
chibarasarirantan |
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ATT |
chibarasariyuru, |
chibarasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
chibateen |
chibateetan |
chibateeneen |
chibateeneentan |
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ATT |
chibateeru |
chibateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
chibatoochun |
chibatoochan |
chibateeukan |
chibateeukantan |
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ATT |
chibatoochuru |
chibatoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
chibar- |
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Dictionary |
chibayun, chibain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
chibayuru, chibairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
chibayu-, chibai- |
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Adverbial |
chibai |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
chibara |
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Conjunctive |
chibati |
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Representative |
chibatai |
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Imperative |
chibari, |
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Conditional |
chibaree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
chibayuru haji, chibairu haji |
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So as to... |
chibayuru gutu, chibairu gutu |
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Before... |
chibayuru mee, chibairu mee |
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While... |
chibayuru qweeda, chibayuru-qweema, chibairu qweeda, chibairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
chibayuru tami ni, chibairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
chibati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
chibati-kwiin |
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Completive |
chibati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
chibati-n |
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After... |
chibati-kara |
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After... |
chibati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
chibai-busan |
chibai-busantan |
chibai-bushikoo neen, chibai-bushikoo neeran |
chibai-bushikoo neentan, chibai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chibai-busaru |
chibai-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
chibai-yassan |
chibai-yassantan |
chibai-yashikoo neen, chibai-yashikoo neeran |
chibai-yashikoo neentan, chibai-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chibai-yassaru |
chibai-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
chibai-gurisan |
chibai-gurisantan |
chibai-gurikoo neen, chibai-gurikoo neeran |
chibai-gurikoo neentan, chibai-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chibai-gurisaru |
chibai-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
chibai-misheen, chiba-misheen |
chibai-misheentan, chiba-misheentan |
chibai-misooran, chiba-misooran |
chibai-misoorantan, chiba-misoorantan |
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ATT |
chibai-misheeru, chiba-misheeru |
chibai-misheetaru, chiba-misheetaru, chibai-misoocharu, chiba-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
chibai-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
chibayu-tan, chibai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
chibayu-shi, chibai-shi |
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Concessive |
chibayu-shiga, chibai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
chibayu-kutu, chibai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
chibayu-na, chibai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
chibayu-ra chibai-ra |
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Questions |
chibayu-ga, chibai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
chibayabiyun, chibaibiyun, |
chibayabitan, chibaibitan |
chibayabiran, chibaibiran |
chibayabirantan, chibaibirantan |
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ATT |
chibayabiyuru, chibaibiyuru, |
chibayabitaru, chibaibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
chibayumi, chibaimi |
chibatii |
chibarani |
chibarantii |
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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