🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
やすんじーん【安んじーん】 : yasunjiin | define meaning
yasunjiin
Pronunciation: [jasun̩d͡ʑiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To accept the situation; to resign oneself (to); to give up; to acquiesce; to go along with; to let something go
- To feel at ease; to be satisfied; to be content (with)
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese やすんずる【安んずる】 yasunzuru "to be at ease".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 安んじーん |
| Kana | やすんじーん |
| Romanization | yasunjiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [jasun̩d͡ʑiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
yasunjiyun, yasunjiin |
yasunjitan |
yasunjiran |
yasunjirantan |
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ATT |
yasunjiyuru, yasunjiiru |
yasunjitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
yasunjitoon |
yasunjitootan |
yasunjiteewuran |
yasunjiteewurantan |
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ATT |
yasunjitooru |
yasunjitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
yasunjirasun |
yasunjirachan |
yasunjirasan |
yasunjirasantan |
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ATT |
yasunjirasuru |
yasunjiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
yasunjirariyun, |
yasunjiraritan, |
yasunjirariran, |
yasunjirarirantan, |
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ATT |
yasunjirariyuru, |
yasunjiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
yasunjirasariyun, |
yasunjirasaritan |
yasunjirasariran |
yasunjirasarirantan |
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ATT |
yasunjirasariyuru, |
yasunjirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
yasunjiteen |
yasunjiteetan |
yasunjiteeneen |
yasunjiteeneentan |
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ATT |
yasunjiteeru |
yasunjiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
yasunjitoochun |
yasunjitoochan |
yasunjiteeukan |
yasunjiteeukantan |
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ATT |
yasunjitoochuru |
yasunjitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
yasunjir- |
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Dictionary |
yasunjiyun, yasunjiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
yasunjiyuru, yasunjiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
yasunjiyu-, yasunjii- |
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Adverbial |
yasunjii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
yasunjira |
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Conjunctive |
yasunjiti |
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Representative |
yasunjitai |
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Imperative |
yasunjiri, |
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Conditional |
yasunjiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
yasunjiyuru haji, yasunjiiru haji |
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So as to... |
yasunjiyuru gutu, yasunjiiru gutu |
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Before... |
yasunjiyuru mee, yasunjiiru mee |
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While... |
yasunjiyuru qweeda, yasunjiyuru-qweema, yasunjiiru qweeda, yasunjiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
yasunjiyuru tami ni, yasunjiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
yasunjiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
yasunjiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
yasunjiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
yasunjiti-n |
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After... |
yasunjiti-kara |
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After... |
yasunjiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
yasunjii-busan |
yasunjii-busantan |
yasunjii-bushikoo neen, yasunjii-bushikoo neeran |
yasunjii-bushikoo neentan, yasunjii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yasunjii-busaru |
yasunjii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
yasunjii-yassan |
yasunjii-yassantan |
yasunjii-yashikoo neen, yasunjii-yashikoo neeran |
yasunjii-yashikoo neentan, yasunjii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yasunjii-yassaru |
yasunjii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
yasunjii-gurisan |
yasunjii-gurisantan |
yasunjii-gurikoo neen, yasunjii-gurikoo neeran |
yasunjii-gurikoo neentan, yasunjii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
yasunjii-gurisaru |
yasunjii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
yasunjii-misheen, yasunji-misheen |
yasunjii-misheentan, yasunji-misheentan |
yasunjii-misooran, yasunji-misooran |
yasunjii-misoorantan, yasunji-misoorantan |
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ATT |
yasunjii-misheeru, yasunji-misheeru |
yasunjii-misheetaru, yasunji-misheetaru, yasunjii-misoocharu, yasunji-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
yasunjii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
yasunjiyu-tan, yasunjii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
yasunjiyu-shi, yasunjii-shi |
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Concessive |
yasunjiyu-shiga, yasunjii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
yasunjiyu-kutu, yasunjii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
yasunjiyu-na, yasunjii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
yasunjiyu-ra yasunjii-ra |
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Questions |
yasunjiyu-ga, yasunjii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
yasunjiyabiyun, yasunjiibiyun, |
yasunjiyabitan, yasunjiibitan |
yasunjiyabiran, yasunjiibiran |
yasunjiyabirantan, yasunjiibirantan |
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ATT |
yasunjiyabiyuru, yasunjiibiyuru, |
yasunjiyabitaru, yasunjiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
yasunjiyumi, yasunjiimi |
yasunjitii |
yasunjirani |
yasunjirantii |
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.
意味：あきらめる【諦める】、やすんずる【安んずる】