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かっちかぬん

kacchikanun · katchikanun

Pronunciation: [katt͡ɕikanuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To grab; to grab hold

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaかっちかぬん
Romanizationkacchikanun
katchikanun
Pronunciation (IPA)[katt͡ɕikanuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: kacchikamun ~ kacchikanun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

kacchikamun,
kacchikanun

kacchikadan

kacchikaman

kacchikamantan

ATT

kacchikamuru,
kacchikanuru

kacchikadaru

Progressive

PRED

kacchikadoon

kacchikadootan

kacchikadeewuran

kacchikadeewurantan

ATT

kacchikadooru

kacchikadootaru

Causative

PRED

kacchikamasun

kacchikamachan

kacchikamasan

kacchikamasantan

ATT

kacchikamasuru

kacchikamacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

kacchikamariyun,
kacchikamariin

kacchikamaritan,
kacchikamattan

kacchikamariran,
kacchikamaran

kacchikamarirantan,
kacchikamaratan

ATT

kacchikamariyuru,
kacchikamariiru

kacchikamaritaru,
kacchikamattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

kacchikamasariyun,
kacchikamasariin

kacchikamasaritan

kacchikamasariran

kacchikamasarirantan

ATT

kacchikamasariyuru,
kacchikamasariiru

kacchikamasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

kacchikadeen

kacchikadeetan

kacchikadeeneen

kacchikadeeneentan

ATT

kacchikadeeru

kacchikadeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

kacchikadoochun

kacchikadoochan

kacchikadeeukan

kacchikadeeukantan

ATT

kacchikadoochuru

kacchikadoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

kacchikam-

Dictionary

kacchikamun,
kacchikanun

Attributive or Adnominal

kacchikamuru,
kacchikanuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

kacchikamu-,
kacchikanu-

Adverbial

kacchikami

Volitional-Presumptive

kacchikama

Conjunctive

kacchikadi

Representative

kacchikadai

Imperative

kacchikami,
kacchikamee

Conditional

kacchikamee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

kacchikamuru haji,
kacchikanuru haji

So as to...

kacchikamuru gutu,
kacchikanuru gutu

Before...

kacchikamuru mee,
kacchikanuru mee

While...

kacchikamuru qweeda, kacchikamuru-qweema,
kacchikanuru qweeda, kacchikanuru-qweema

Purpose

kacchikamuru tami ni,
kacchikanuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

kacchikadi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

kacchikadi-kwiin

Completive

kacchikadi-neen

Concessive conditional

kacchikadi-n

After...

kacchikadi-kara

After...

kacchikadi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

kacchikami-busan

kacchikami-busantan

kacchikami-bushikoo neen,

kacchikami-bushikoo neeran

kacchikami-bushikoo neentan,

kacchikami-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

kacchikami-busaru

kacchikami-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

kacchikami-yassan

kacchikami-yassantan

kacchikami-yashikoo neen,

kacchikami-yashikoo neeran

kacchikami-yashikoo neentan,

kacchikami-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

kacchikami-yassaru

kacchikami-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

kacchikami-gurisan

kacchikami-gurisantan

kacchikami-gurikoo neen,

kacchikami-gurikoo neeran

kacchikami-gurikoo neentan,

kacchikami-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

kacchikami-gurisaru

kacchikami-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

kacchikami-misheen

kacchikami-misheentan

kacchikami-misooran

kacchikami-misoorantan

ATT

kacchikami-misheeru

kacchikami-misheetaru,
kacchikami-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

kacchikami-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

kacchikamu-tan

Nominalizing

kacchikamu-shi

Concessive

kacchikamu-shiga

Cause-effect

kacchikamu-kutu

Prohibitive

kacchikamu-na

Provisional conditional

kacchikamu-raa

Questions

kacchikamu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

kacchikamabiyun,
kacchikamabiin

kacchikamabitan

kacchikamabiran

kacchikamabirantan

ATT

kacchikamabiyuru,
kacchikamabiiru

kacchikamabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

kacchikamumi

kacchikadii

kacchikamani

kacchikamantii

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, September 14). かっちかぬん : kacchikanun · katchikanun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7622/kacchikanun-katchikanun/.