🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
いらぶん【選ぶん・撰ぶん・択ぶん】 : irabun | define meaning
irabun
Pronunciation: [ʔiɾabuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To choose; to select; to pick
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese えらぶ【選ぶ・撰ぶ・択ぶ】 erabu "to choose".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 選ぶん 撰ぶん 択ぶん |
| Kana | いらぶん |
| Romanization | irabun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔiɾabuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
irabun |
iradan |
iraban |
irabantan |
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ATT |
iraburu |
iradaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
iradoon |
iradootan |
iradeewuran |
iradeewurantan |
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ATT |
iradooru |
iradootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
irabasun |
irabachan |
irabasan |
irabasantan |
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ATT |
irabasuru |
irabacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
irabariyun, |
irabaritan, |
irabariran, |
irabarirantan, |
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ATT |
irabariyuru, |
irabaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
irabasariyun, |
irabasaritan |
irabasariran |
irabasarirantan |
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ATT |
irabasariyuru, |
irabasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
iradeen |
iradeetan |
iradeeneen |
iradeeneentan |
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ATT |
iradeeru |
iradeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
iradoochun |
iradoochan |
iradeeukan |
iradeeukantan |
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ATT |
iradoochuru |
iradoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
irab- |
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Dictionary |
irabun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
iraburu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
irabu- |
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Adverbial |
irabi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
iraba |
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Conjunctive |
iradi |
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Representative |
iradai |
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Imperative |
irabi, |
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Conditional |
irabee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
iraburu haji |
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So as to... |
iraburu gutu |
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Before... |
iraburu mee |
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While... |
iraburu qweeda, iraburu-qweema |
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Purpose |
iraburu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
iradi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
iradi-kwiin |
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Completive |
iradi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
iradi-n |
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After... |
iradi-kara |
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After... |
iradi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
irabi-busan |
irabi-busantan |
irabi-bushikoo neen, irabi-bushikoo neeran |
irabi-bushikoo neentan, irabi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
irabi-busaru |
irabi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
irabi-yassan |
irabi-yassantan |
irabi-yashikoo neen, irabi-yashikoo neeran |
irabi-yashikoo neentan, irabi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
irabi-yassaru |
irabi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
irabi-gurisan |
irabi-gurisantan |
irabi-gurikoo neen, irabi-gurikoo neeran |
irabi-gurikoo neentan, irabi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
irabi-gurisaru |
irabi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
irabi-misheen |
irabi-misheentan |
irabi-misooran |
irabi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
irabi-misheeru |
irabi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
irabi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
irabu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
irabu-shi |
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Concessive |
irabu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
irabu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
irabu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
irabu-raa |
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Questions |
irabu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
irababiyun, |
irababitan |
irababiran |
irababirantan |
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ATT |
irababiyuru, |
irababitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
irabumi |
iradii |
irabani |
irabantii |
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.
意味：えらぶ【選ぶ・撰ぶ・択ぶ】