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たちゅん【立ちゅん・発ちゅん】

tachun

Pronunciation: [tat͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To stand; to stand up; to get up; to rise
  2. To pass (time); to spend
  3. To depart; to set off; to leave
    1. アメリカんかいたちゅん【アメリカんかい立ちゅん
      amerika nkai tachun
      "to depart for America"
  4. To come to mind

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese たつ【立つ・発つ】 tatsu "to stand".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji立ちゅん
発ちゅん
Kanaたちゅん
Romanizationtachun
Pronunciation (IPA)[tat͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan tu-type verb: tachun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

tachun

tacchan

tatan

tatantan

ATT

tachuru

taccharu

Progressive

PRED

tacchoon

tacchootan

taccheewuran

taccheewurantan

ATT

tacchooru

tacchootaru

Causative

PRED

tatasun

tatachan

tatasan

tatasantan

ATT

tatasuru

tatacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

tatariyun,
tatariin

tataritan,
tatattan

tatariran,
tataran

tatarirantan,
tataratan

ATT

tatariyuru,
tatariiru

tataritaru,
tatattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

tatasariyun,
tatasariin

tatasaritan

tatasariran

tatasarirantan

ATT

tanasariyuru,
tanasariiru

tanasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

taccheen

taccheetan

taccheeneen

taccheeneentan

ATT

taccheeru

taccheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

tacchoochun

tacchoochan

taccheeukan

taccheeukantan

ATT

tacchoochuru

tacchoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

tat-

Dictionary

tachun

Attributive or Adnominal

tachuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

tachu-

Adverbial

tachi

Volitional-Presumptive

tata

Conjunctive

tacchi

Representative

tacchai

Imperative

tati,
tatee

Conditional

tatee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

tachuru haji

So as to...

tachuru gutu

Before...

tachuru mee

While...

tachuru qweeda, tachuru-qweema

Purpose

tachuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

tacchi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

tacchi-kwiin

Completive

tacchi-neen

Concessive conditional

tacchi-n

After...

tacchi-kara

After...

tacchi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

tachi-busan

tachi-busantan

tachi-bushikoo neen,

tachi-bushikoo neeran

tachi-bushikoo neentan,

tachi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

tachi-busaru

tachi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

tachi-yassan

tachi-yassantan

tachi-yashikoo neen,

tachi-yashikoo neeran

tachi-yashikoo neentan,

tachi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

tachi-yassaru

tachi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

tachi-gurisan

tachi-gurisantan

tachi-gurikoo neen,

tachi-gurikoo neeran

tachi-gurikoo neentan,

tachi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

tachi-gurisaru

tachi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

tachi-misheen

tachi-misheentan

tachi-misooran

tachi-misoorantan

ATT

tachi-misheeru

tachi-misheetaru,
tachi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

tachi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

tachu-tan

Nominalizing

tachu-shi

Concessive

tachu-shiga

Cause-effect

tachu-kutu

Prohibitive

tachu-na

Provisional conditional

tachu-raa

Questions

tachu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

tatabiyun,
tatabiin

tatabitan

tatabiran

tatabirantan

ATT

tatabiyuru,
tatabiiru

tatabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

tachumi

tacchii

tatani

tatantii

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:たつ【立つ・発つ】、しゅっぱつする【出発する】、うかぶ【浮かぶ】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, August 9). たちゅん【立ちゅん・発ちゅん】 : tachun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7463/tachun/.