🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うふぁすん : ufasun | define meaning
ufasun
Pronunciation: [ʔuɸasuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To carry on one's back; to carry on one's shoulders
- っくゎうふぁすん
kkwa ufasun
"to carry a child on one's back"
- っくゎうふぁすん
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | うふぁすん |
| New Okinawa Moji | う慠すん |
| Romanization | ufasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔuɸasuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
ufasun |
ufachan |
ufasan |
ufasantan |
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ATT |
ufasuru |
ufacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
ufachoon |
ufachootan |
ufacheewuran |
ufacheewurantan |
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ATT |
ufachooru |
ufachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
ufasasun |
ufasachan |
ufasasan |
ufasasantan |
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ATT |
ufasasuru |
ufasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
ufasariyun, |
ufasaritan, |
ufasariran, |
ufasarirantan, |
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ATT |
ufasariyuru, |
ufasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
ufasasariyun, |
ufasasaritan |
ufasasariran |
ufasasarirantan |
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ATT |
ufasasariyuru, |
ufasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
ufacheen |
ufacheetan |
ufacheeneen |
ufacheeneentan |
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ATT |
ufacheeru |
ufacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
ufachoochun |
ufachoochan |
ufacheeukan |
ufacheeukantan |
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ATT |
ufachoochuru |
ufachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
ufas- |
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Dictionary |
ufasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
ufasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
ufasu- |
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Adverbial |
ufashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
ufasa |
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Conjunctive |
ufachi |
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Representative |
ufachai |
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Imperative |
ufashi, |
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Conditional |
ufashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
ufasuru haji |
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So as to... |
ufasuru gutu |
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Before... |
ufasuru mee |
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While... |
ufasuru qweeda, ufasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
ufasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
ufachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
ufachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
ufachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
ufachi-n |
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After... |
ufachi-kara |
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After... |
ufachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
ufashi-busan |
ufashi-busantan |
ufashi-bushikoo neen, ufashi-bushikoo neeran |
ufashi-bushikoo neentan, ufashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ufashi-busaru |
ufashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
ufashi-yassan |
ufashi-yassantan |
ufashi-yashikoo neen, ufashi-yashikoo neeran |
ufashi-yashikoo neentan, ufashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ufashi-yassaru |
ufashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
ufashi-gurisan |
ufashi-gurisantan |
ufashi-gurikoo neen, ufashi-gurikoo neeran |
ufashi-gurikoo neentan, ufashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ufashi-gurisaru |
ufashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
ufashi-misheen |
ufashi-misheentan |
ufashi-misooran |
ufashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
ufashi-misheeru |
ufashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
ufashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
ufasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
ufasu-shi |
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Concessive |
ufasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
ufasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
ufasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
ufasu-raa |
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Questions |
ufasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
ufasabiyun, |
ufasabitan |
ufasabiran |
ufasabirantan |
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ATT |
ufasabiyuru, |
ufasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
ufashumi |
ufachii |
ufasani |
ufasantii |
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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