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わじーん

wajiin

Pronunciation: [wad͡ʑiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To be angry; to get angry; to get mad

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaわじーん
Romanizationwajiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[wad͡ʑiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: wajiyun ~ wajiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

wajiyun,

wajiin

wajitan

wajiran

wajirantan

ATT

wajiyuru,

wajiiru

wajitaru

Progressive

PRED

wajitoon

wajitootan

wajiteewuran

wajiteewurantan

ATT

wajitooru

wajitootaru

Causative

PRED

wajirasun

wajirachan

wajirasan

wajirasantan

ATT

wajirasuru

wajiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

wajirariyun,
wajirariin

wajiraritan,
wajirattan

wajirariran,
wajiraran

wajirarirantan,
wajiraratan

ATT

wajirariyuru,
wajirariiru

wajiraritaru,
wajirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

wajirasariyun,
wajirasariin

wajirasaritan

wajirasariran

wajirasarirantan

ATT

wajirasariyuru,
wajirasariiru

wajirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

wajiteen

wajiteetan

wajiteeneen

wajiteeneentan

ATT

wajiteeru

wajiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

wajitoochun

wajitoochan

wajiteeukan

wajiteeukantan

ATT

wajitoochuru

wajitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

wajir-

Dictionary

wajiyun,

wajiin

Attributive or Adnominal

wajiyuru,

wajiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

wajiyu-,

wajii-

Adverbial

wajii

Volitional-Presumptive

wajira

Conjunctive

wajiti

Representative

wajitai

Imperative

wajiri,
wajiree

Conditional

wajiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

wajiyuru haji,

wajiiru haji

So as to...

wajiyuru gutu,

wajiiru gutu

Before...

wajiyuru mee,

wajiiru mee

While...

wajiyuru qweeda, wajiyuru-qweema,

wajiiru qweeda, wajiiru-qweema

Purpose

wajiyuru tami ni,

wajiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

wajiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

wajiti-kwiin

Completive

wajiti-neen

Concessive conditional

wajiti-n

After...

wajiti-kara

After...

wajiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

wajii-busan

wajii-busantan

wajii-bushikoo neen,

wajii-bushikoo neeran

wajii-bushikoo neentan,

wajii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

wajii-busaru

wajii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

wajii-yassan

wajii-yassantan

wajii-yashikoo neen,

wajii-yashikoo neeran

wajii-yashikoo neentan,

wajii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

wajii-yassaru

wajii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

wajii-gurisan

wajii-gurisantan

wajii-gurikoo neen,

wajii-gurikoo neeran

wajii-gurikoo neentan,

wajii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

wajii-gurisaru

wajii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

wajii-misheen,

waji-misheen

wajii-misheentan,

waji-misheentan

wajii-misooran,

waji-misooran

wajii-misoorantan,

waji-misoorantan

ATT

wajii-misheeru,

waji-misheeru

wajii-misheetaru,

waji-misheetaru,

wajii-misoocharu,

waji-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

wajii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

wajiyu-tan,

wajii-tan

Nominalizing

wajiyu-shi,

wajii-shi

Concessive

wajiyu-shiga,

wajii-shiga

Cause-effect

wajiyu-kutu,

wajii-kutu

Prohibitive

wajiyu-na,

wajii-na

Provisional conditional

wajiyu-ra

wajii-ra

Questions

wajiyu-ga,

wajii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

wajiyabiyun,
wajiyabiin,

wajiibiyun,
wajiibiin

wajiyabitan,

wajiibitan

wajiyabiran,

wajiibiran

wajiyabirantan,

wajiibirantan

ATT

wajiyabiyuru,
wajiyabiiru,

wajiibiyuru,
wajiibiiru

wajiyabitaru,

wajiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

wajiyumi,

wajiimi

wajitii

wajirani

wajirantii

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, August 17). わじーん : wajiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7494/wajiin/.