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わしーん【忘しーん】

washiin

Pronunciation: [waɕiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To forget (about)

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese わすれる【忘れる】 wasureru "to forget".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji忘しーん
Kanaわしーん
Romanizationwashiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[waɕiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: washiyun ~ washiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

washiyun,

washiin

washitan

washiran

washirantan

ATT

washiyuru,

washiiru

washitaru

Progressive

PRED

washitoon

washitootan

washiteewuran

washiteewurantan

ATT

washitooru

washitootaru

Causative

PRED

washirasun

washirachan

washirasan

washirasantan

ATT

washirasuru

washiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

washirariyun,
washirariin

washiraritan,
washirattan

washirariran,
washiraran

washirarirantan,
washiraratan

ATT

washirariyuru,
washirariiru

washiraritaru,
washirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

washirasariyun,
washirasariin

washirasaritan

washirasariran

washirasarirantan

ATT

washirasariyuru,
washirasariiru

washirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

washiteen

washiteetan

washiteeneen

washiteeneentan

ATT

washiteeru

washiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

washitoochun

washitoochan

washiteeukan

washiteeukantan

ATT

washitoochuru

washitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

washir-

Dictionary

washiyun,

washiin

Attributive or Adnominal

washiyuru,

washiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

washiyu-,

washii-

Adverbial

washii

Volitional-Presumptive

washira

Conjunctive

washiti

Representative

washitai

Imperative

washiri,
washiree

Conditional

washiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

washiyuru haji,

washiiru haji

So as to...

washiyuru gutu,

washiiru gutu

Before...

washiyuru mee,

washiiru mee

While...

washiyuru qweeda, washiyuru-qweema,

washiiru qweeda, washiiru-qweema

Purpose

washiyuru tami ni,

washiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

washiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

washiti-kwiin

Completive

washiti-neen

Concessive conditional

washiti-n

After...

washiti-kara

After...

washiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

washii-busan

washii-busantan

washii-bushikoo neen,

washii-bushikoo neeran

washii-bushikoo neentan,

washii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

washii-busaru

washii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

washii-yassan

washii-yassantan

washii-yashikoo neen,

washii-yashikoo neeran

washii-yashikoo neentan,

washii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

washii-yassaru

washii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

washii-gurisan

washii-gurisantan

washii-gurikoo neen,

washii-gurikoo neeran

washii-gurikoo neentan,

washii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

washii-gurisaru

washii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

washii-misheen,

washi-misheen

washii-misheentan,

washi-misheentan

washii-misooran,

washi-misooran

washii-misoorantan,

washi-misoorantan

ATT

washii-misheeru,

washi-misheeru

washii-misheetaru,

washi-misheetaru,

washii-misoocharu,

washi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

washii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

washiyu-tan,

washii-tan

Nominalizing

washiyu-shi,

washii-shi

Concessive

washiyu-shiga,

washii-shiga

Cause-effect

washiyu-kutu,

washii-kutu

Prohibitive

washiyu-na,

washii-na

Provisional conditional

washiyu-ra

washii-ra

Questions

washiyu-ga,

washii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

washiyabiyun,
washiyabiin,

washiibiyun,
washiibiin

washiyabitan,

washiibitan

washiyabiran,

washiibiran

washiyabirantan,

washiibirantan

ATT

washiyabiyuru,
washiyabiiru,

washiibiyuru,
washiibiiru

washiyabitaru,

washiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

washiyumi,

washiimi

washitii

washirani

washirantii

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 21). わしーん【忘しーん】 : washiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7522/washiin/.