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くらすん【暮らすん】

kurasun

Pronunciation: [kuɾasuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To live

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese くらす【暮らす・暮す】 kurasu "to live".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji暮らすん
Kanaくらすん
Romanizationkurasun
Pronunciation (IPA)[kuɾasuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: kurasun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kurasun

kurachan

kurasan

kurasantan

ATT

kurasuru

kuracharu

Progressive

PRED

kurachoon

kurachootan

kuracheewuran

kuracheewurantan

ATT

kurachooru

kurachootaru

Causative

PRED

kurasasun

kurasachan

kurasasan

kurasasantan

ATT

kurasasuru

kurasacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

kurasariyun,
kurasariin

kurasaritan,
kurasattan

kurasariran,
kurasaran

kurasarirantan,
kurasaratan

ATT

kurasariyuru,
kurasariiru

kurasaritaru,
kurasattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

kurasasariyun,
kurasasariin

kurasasaritan

kurasasariran

kurasasarirantan

ATT

kurasasariyuru,
kurasasariiru

kurasasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kuracheen

kuracheetan

kuracheeneen

kuracheeneentan

ATT

kuracheeru

kuracheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kurachoochun

kurachoochan

kuracheeukan

kuracheeukantan

ATT

kurachoochuru

kurachoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

kuras-

Dictionary

kurasun

Attributive or Adnominal

kurasuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

kurasu-

Adverbial

kurashi

Volitional-Presumptive

kurasa

Conjunctive

kurachi

Representative

kurachai

Imperative

kurashi,
kurashee

Conditional

kurashee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kurasuru haji

So as to...

kurasuru gutu

Before...

kurasuru mee

While...

kurasuru qweeda, kurasuru-qweema

Purpose

kurasuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kurachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kurachi-kwiin

Completive

kurachi-neen

Concessive conditional

kurachi-n

After...

kurachi-kara

After...

kurachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

kurashi-busan

kurashi-busantan

kurashi-bushikoo neen,

kurashi-bushikoo neeran

kurashi-bushikoo neentan,

kurashi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

kurashi-busaru

kurashi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

kurashi-yassan

kurashi-yassantan

kurashi-yashikoo neen,

kurashi-yashikoo neeran

kurashi-yashikoo neentan,

kurashi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kurashi-yassaru

kurashi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kurashi-gurisan

kurashi-gurisantan

kurashi-gurikoo neen,

kurashi-gurikoo neeran

kurashi-gurikoo neentan,

kurashi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kurashi-gurisaru

kurashi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kurashi-misheen

kurashi-misheentan

kurashi-misooran

kurashi-misoorantan

ATT

kurashi-misheeru

kurashi-misheetaru,
kurashi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kurashi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

kurasu-tan

Nominalizing

kurasu-shi

Concessive

kurasu-shiga

Cause-effect

kurasu-kutu

Prohibitive

kurasu-na

Provisional conditional

kurasu-raa

Questions

kurasu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kurasabiyun,
kurasabiin

kurasabitan

kurasabiran

kurasabirantan

ATT

kurasabiyuru,
kurasabiiru

kurasabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

kurashumi

kurachii

kurasani

kurasantii

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 25). くらすん【暮らすん】 : kurasun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7545/kurasun/.