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はくぶ【運ぶん】

hakubun

Pronunciation: [hakubuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To carry; to transport

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese はこぶ【運ぶ】 hakobu "to carry, to transport".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji運ぶん
Kanaはくぶ
Romanizationhakubun
Pronunciation (IPA)[hakubuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan bu-type verb: hakubun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

hakubun

hakudan

hakuban

hakubantan

ATT

hakuburu

hakudaru

Progressive

PRED

hakudoon

hakudootan

hakudeewuran

hakudeewurantan

ATT

hakudooru

hakudootaru

Causative

PRED

hakubasun

hakubachan

hakubasan

hakubasantan

ATT

hakubasuru

hakubacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

hakubariyun,
hakubariin

hakubaritan,
hakubattan

hakubariran,
hakubaran

hakubarirantan,
hakubaratan

ATT

hakubariyuru,
hakubariiru

hakubaritaru,
hakubattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

hakubasariyun,
hakubasariin

hakubasaritan

hakubasariran

hakubasarirantan

ATT

hakubasariyuru,
hakubasariiru

hakubasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

hakudeen

hakudeetan

hakudeeneen

hakudeeneentan

ATT

hakudeeru

hakudeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

hakudoochun

hakudoochan

hakudeeukan

hakudeeukantan

ATT

hakudoochuru

hakudoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

hakub-

Dictionary

hakubun

Attributive or Adnominal

hakuburu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

hakubu-

Adverbial

hakubi

Volitional-Presumptive

hakuba

Conjunctive

hakudi

Representative

hakudai

Imperative

hakubi,
hakubee

Conditional

hakubee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

hakuburu haji

So as to...

hakuburu gutu

Before...

hakuburu mee

While...

hakuburu qweeda, hakuburu-qweema

Purpose

hakuburu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

hakudi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

hakudi-kwiin

Completive

hakudi-neen

Concessive conditional

hakudi-n

After...

hakudi-kara

After...

hakudi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

hakubi-busan

hakubi-busantan

hakubi-bushikoo neen,

hakubi-bushikoo neeran

hakubi-bushikoo neentan,

hakubi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

hakubi-busaru

hakubi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

hakubi-yassan

hakubi-yassantan

hakubi-yashikoo neen,

hakubi-yashikoo neeran

hakubi-yashikoo neentan,

hakubi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

hakubi-yassaru

hakubi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

hakubi-gurisan

hakubi-gurisantan

hakubi-gurikoo neen,

hakubi-gurikoo neeran

hakubi-gurikoo neentan,

hakubi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

hakubi-gurisaru

hakubi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

hakubi-misheen

hakubi-misheentan

hakubi-misooran

hakubi-misoorantan

ATT

hakubi-misheeru

hakubi-misheetaru,
hakubi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

hakubi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

hakubu-tan

Nominalizing

hakubu-shi

Concessive

hakubu-shiga

Cause-effect

hakubu-kutu

Prohibitive

hakubu-na

Provisional conditional

hakubu-raa

Questions

hakubu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

hakubabiyun,
hakubabiin

hakubabitan

hakubabiran

hakubabirantan

ATT

hakubabiyuru,
hakubabiiru

hakubabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

hakubumi

hakudii

hakubani

hakubantii

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, July 28). はくぶ【運ぶん】 : hakubun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7407/hakubun/.