🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
かちみーん : kachimiin | define meaning
kachimiin
Pronunciation: [kat͡ɕimiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To grab
- To seize; to catch; to apprehend
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | かちみーん |
| Romanization | kachimiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kat͡ɕimiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
kachimiyun, kachimiin |
kachimitan |
kachimiran |
kachimirantan |
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ATT |
kachimiyuru, kachimiiru |
kachimitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
kachimitoon |
kachimitootan |
kachimiteewuran |
kachimiteewurantan |
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ATT |
kachimitooru |
kachimitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
kachimirasun |
kachimirachan |
kachimirasan |
kachimirasantan |
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ATT |
kachimirasuru |
kachimiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
kachimirariyun, |
kachimiraritan, |
kachimirariran, |
kachimirarirantan, |
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ATT |
kachimirariyuru, |
kachimiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
kachimirasariyun, |
kachimirasaritan |
kachimirasariran |
kachimirasarirantan |
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ATT |
kachimirasariyuru, |
kachimirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
kachimiteen |
kachimiteetan |
kachimiteeneen |
kachimiteeneentan |
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ATT |
kachimiteeru |
kachimiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
kachimitoochun |
kachimitoochan |
kachimiteeukan |
kachimiteeukantan |
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ATT |
kachimitoochuru |
kachimitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
kachimir- |
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Dictionary |
kachimiyun, kachimiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
kachimiyuru, kachimiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
kachimiyu-, kachimii- |
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Adverbial |
kachimii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
kachimira |
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Conjunctive |
kachimiti |
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Representative |
kachimitai |
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Imperative |
kachimiri, |
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Conditional |
kachimiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
kachimiyuru haji, kachimiiru haji |
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So as to... |
kachimiyuru gutu, kachimiiru gutu |
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Before... |
kachimiyuru mee, kachimiiru mee |
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While... |
kachimiyuru qweeda, kachimiyuru-qweema, kachimiiru qweeda, kachimiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
kachimiyuru tami ni, kachimiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
kachimiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
kachimiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
kachimiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
kachimiti-n |
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After... |
kachimiti-kara |
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After... |
kachimiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
kachimii-busan |
kachimii-busantan |
kachimii-bushikoo neen, kachimii-bushikoo neeran |
kachimii-bushikoo neentan, kachimii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kachimii-busaru |
kachimii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
kachimii-yassan |
kachimii-yassantan |
kachimii-yashikoo neen, kachimii-yashikoo neeran |
kachimii-yashikoo neentan, kachimii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kachimii-yassaru |
kachimii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
kachimii-gurisan |
kachimii-gurisantan |
kachimii-gurikoo neen, kachimii-gurikoo neeran |
kachimii-gurikoo neentan, kachimii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
kachimii-gurisaru |
kachimii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
kachimii-misheen, kachimi-misheen |
kachimii-misheentan, kachimi-misheentan |
kachimii-misooran, kachimi-misooran |
kachimii-misoorantan, kachimi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
kachimii-misheeru, kachimi-misheeru |
kachimii-misheetaru, kachimi-misheetaru, kachimii-misoocharu, kachimi-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
kachimii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
kachimiyu-tan, kachimii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
kachimiyu-shi, kachimii-shi |
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Concessive |
kachimiyu-shiga, kachimii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
kachimiyu-kutu, kachimii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
kachimiyu-na, kachimii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
kachimiyu-ra kachimii-ra |
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Questions |
kachimiyu-ga, kachimii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
kachimiyabiyun, kachimiibiyun, |
kachimiyabitan, kachimiibitan |
kachimiyabiran, kachimiibiran |
kachimiyabirantan, kachimiibirantan |
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ATT |
kachimiyabiyuru, kachimiibiyuru, |
kachimiyabitaru, kachimiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
kachimiyumi, kachimiimi |
kachimitii |
kachimirani |
kachimirantii |
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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