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うちふりーん【うち惚りーん】

uchifuriin

Pronunciation: [ʔut͡ɕiɸuɾiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To be captivated; to be enthralled; to be enamoured; to be smitten; to be charmed

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanjiうち惚りーん
Kanaうちふりーん
Romanizationuchifuriin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔut͡ɕiɸuɾiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: uchifuriyun ~ uchifuriin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

uchifuriyun,

uchifuriin

uchifuritan

uchifuriran

uchifurirantan

ATT

uchifuriyuru,

uchifuriiru

uchifuritaru

Progressive

PRED

uchifuritoon

uchifuritootan

uchifuriteewuran

uchifuriteewurantan

ATT

uchifuritooru

uchifuritootaru

Causative

PRED

uchifurirasun

uchifurirachan

uchifurirasan

uchifurirasantan

ATT

uchifurirasuru

uchifuriracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

uchifurirariyun,
uchifurirariin

uchifuriraritan,
uchifurirattan

uchifurirariran,
uchifuriraran

uchifurirarirantan,
uchifuriraratan

ATT

uchifurirariyuru,
uchifurirariiru

uchifuriraritaru,
uchifurirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

uchifurirasariyun,
uchifurirasariin

uchifurirasaritan

uchifurirasariran

uchifurirasarirantan

ATT

uchifurirasariyuru,
uchifurirasariiru

uchifurirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

uchifuriteen

uchifuriteetan

uchifuriteeneen

uchifuriteeneentan

ATT

uchifuriteeru

uchifuriteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

uchifuritoochun

uchifuritoochan

uchifuriteeukan

uchifuriteeukantan

ATT

uchifuritoochuru

uchifuritoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

uchifurir-

Dictionary

uchifuriyun,

uchifuriin

Attributive or Adnominal

uchifuriyuru,

uchifuriiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

uchifuriyu-,

uchifurii-

Adverbial

uchifurii

Volitional-Presumptive

uchifurira

Conjunctive

uchifuriti

Representative

uchifuritai

Imperative

uchifuriri,
uchifuriree

Conditional

uchifuriree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

uchifuriyuru haji,

uchifuriiru haji

So as to...

uchifuriyuru gutu,

uchifuriiru gutu

Before...

uchifuriyuru mee,

uchifuriiru mee

While...

uchifuriyuru qweeda, uchifuriyuru-qweema,

uchifuriiru qweeda, uchifuriiru-qweema

Purpose

uchifuriyuru tami ni,

uchifuriiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

uchifuriti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

uchifuriti-kwiin

Completive

uchifuriti-neen

Concessive conditional

uchifuriti-n

After...

uchifuriti-kara

After...

uchifuriti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

uchifurii-busan

uchifurii-busantan

uchifurii-bushikoo neen,

uchifurii-bushikoo neeran

uchifurii-bushikoo neentan,

uchifurii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

uchifurii-busaru

uchifurii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

uchifurii-yassan

uchifurii-yassantan

uchifurii-yashikoo neen,

uchifurii-yashikoo neeran

uchifurii-yashikoo neentan,

uchifurii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

uchifurii-yassaru

uchifurii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

uchifurii-gurisan

uchifurii-gurisantan

uchifurii-gurikoo neen,

uchifurii-gurikoo neeran

uchifurii-gurikoo neentan,

uchifurii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

uchifurii-gurisaru

uchifurii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

uchifurii-misheen,

uchifuri-misheen

uchifurii-misheentan,

uchifuri-misheentan

uchifurii-misooran,

uchifuri-misooran

uchifurii-misoorantan,

uchifuri-misoorantan

ATT

uchifurii-misheeru,

uchifuri-misheeru

uchifurii-misheetaru,

uchifuri-misheetaru,

uchifurii-misoocharu,

uchifuri-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

uchifurii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

uchifuriyu-tan,

uchifurii-tan

Nominalizing

uchifuriyu-shi,

uchifurii-shi

Concessive

uchifuriyu-shiga,

uchifurii-shiga

Cause-effect

uchifuriyu-kutu,

uchifurii-kutu

Prohibitive

uchifuriyu-na,

uchifurii-na

Provisional conditional

uchifuriyu-ra

uchifurii-ra

Questions

uchifuriyu-ga,

uchifurii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

uchifuriyabiyun,
uchifuriyabiin,

uchifuriibiyun,
uchifuriibiin

uchifuriyabitan,

uchifuriibitan

uchifuriyabiran,

uchifuriibiran

uchifuriyabirantan,

uchifuriibirantan

ATT

uchifuriyabiyuru,
uchifuriyabiiru,

uchifuriibiyuru,
uchifuriibiiru

uchifuriyabitaru,

uchifuriibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

uchifuriyumi,

uchifuriimi

uchifuritii

uchifurirani

uchifurirantii

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). うちふりーん【うち惚りーん】 : uchifuriin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7548/uchifuriin/.