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ちばいん【気張いん】

chibain

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕibaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To do one's best; to keep it up; to persist; to put one's all into something; to exert oneself
    1. ちばりよー気張りよー】
      chibari yoo
      "Good luck!", "Do your best!"

Etymology

Cognate to the Japanese verb きばる【気張る】 kibaru, meaning "to do one's best", most common in Kyushu.

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OrthographyForm
Kanji気張いん
Kanaちばいん
Romanizationchibain
Pronunciation (IPA)[t͡ɕibaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: chibayun ~ chibain

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

chibayun,

chibain

chibatan

chibaran

chibarantan

ATT

chibayuru,

chibairu

chibataru

Progressive

PRED

chibatoon

chibatootan

chibateewuran

chibateewurantan

ATT

chibatooru

chibatootaru

Causative

PRED

chibarasun

chibarachan

chibarasan

chibarasantan

ATT

chibarasuru

chibaracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

chibarariyun,
chibarariin

chibararitan,
chibarattan

chibarariran,
chibararan

chibararirantan,
chibararatan

ATT

chibarariyuru,
chibarariiru

chibararitaru,
chibarattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

chibarasariyun,
chibarasariin

chibarasaritan

chibarasariran

chibarasarirantan

ATT

chibarasariyuru,
chibarasariiru

chibarasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

chibateen

chibateetan

chibateeneen

chibateeneentan

ATT

chibateeru

chibateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

chibatoochun

chibatoochan

chibateeukan

chibateeukantan

ATT

chibatoochuru

chibatoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

chibar-

Dictionary

chibayun,

chibain

Attributive or Adnominal

chibayuru,

chibairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

chibayu-,

chibai-

Adverbial

chibai

Volitional-Presumptive

chibara

Conjunctive

chibati

Representative

chibatai

Imperative

chibari,
chibaree

Conditional

chibaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

chibayuru haji,

chibairu haji

So as to...

chibayuru gutu,

chibairu gutu

Before...

chibayuru mee,

chibairu mee

While...

chibayuru qweeda, chibayuru-qweema,

chibairu qweeda, chibairu-qweema

Purpose

chibayuru tami ni,

chibairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

chibati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

chibati-kwiin

Completive

chibati-neen

Concessive conditional

chibati-n

After...

chibati-kara

After...

chibati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

chibai-busan

chibai-busantan

chibai-bushikoo neen,

chibai-bushikoo neeran

chibai-bushikoo neentan,

chibai-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

chibai-busaru

chibai-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

chibai-yassan

chibai-yassantan

chibai-yashikoo neen,

chibai-yashikoo neeran

chibai-yashikoo neentan,

chibai-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

chibai-yassaru

chibai-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

chibai-gurisan

chibai-gurisantan

chibai-gurikoo neen,

chibai-gurikoo neeran

chibai-gurikoo neentan,

chibai-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

chibai-gurisaru

chibai-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

chibai-misheen,

chiba-misheen

chibai-misheentan,

chiba-misheentan

chibai-misooran,

chiba-misooran

chibai-misoorantan,

chiba-misoorantan

ATT

chibai-misheeru,

chiba-misheeru

chibai-misheetaru,

chiba-misheetaru,

chibai-misoocharu,

chiba-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

chibai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

chibayu-tan,

chibai-tan

Nominalizing

chibayu-shi,

chibai-shi

Concessive

chibayu-shiga,

chibai-shiga

Cause-effect

chibayu-kutu,

chibai-kutu

Prohibitive

chibayu-na,

chibai-na

Provisional conditional

chibayu-ra

chibai-ra

Questions

chibayu-ga,

chibai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

chibayabiyun,
chibayabiin,

chibaibiyun,
chibaibiin

chibayabitan,

chibaibitan

chibayabiran,

chibaibiran

chibayabirantan,

chibaibirantan

ATT

chibayabiyuru,
chibayabiiru,

chibaibiyuru,
chibaibiiru

chibayabitaru,

chibaibitaru

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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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, April 12). ちばいん【気張いん】 : chibain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 11, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/731/chibain/.