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はさぬん【挟ぬん・挾ぬん・挿ぬん】

hasanun

Pronunciation: [hasanuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To put between; to hold between
  2. To hold on both sides; to clamp; to pincer

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese はさむ【挟む・挾む・挿む】 hasamu "to put between".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji挟ぬん
挾ぬん
挿ぬん
Kanaはさぬん
Romanizationhasanun
Pronunciation (IPA)[hasanuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: hasamun ~ hasanun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

hasamun,
hasanun

hasadan

hasaman

hasamantan

ATT

hasamuru,
hasanuru

hasadaru

Progressive

PRED

hasadoon

hasadootan

hasadeewuran

hasadeewurantan

ATT

hasadooru

hasadootaru

Causative

PRED

hasamasun

hasamachan

hasamasan

hasamasantan

ATT

hasamasuru

hasamacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

hasamariyun,
hasamariin

hasamaritan,
hasamattan

hasamariran,
hasamaran

hasamarirantan,
hasamaratan

ATT

hasamariyuru,
hasamariiru

hasamaritaru,
hasamattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

hasamasariyun,
hasamasariin

hasamasaritan

hasamasariran

hasamasarirantan

ATT

hasamasariyuru,
hasamasariiru

hasamasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

hasadeen

hasadeetan

hasadeeneen

hasadeeneentan

ATT

hasadeeru

hasadeetaru

Preparatory

PRED

hasadoochun

hasadoochan

hasadeeukan

hasadeeukantan

ATT

hasadoochuru

hasadoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

hasam-

Dictionary

hasamun,
hasanun

Attributive or Adnominal

hasamuru,
hasanuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

hasamu-,
hasanu-

Adverbial

hasami

Volitional-Presumptive

hasama

Conjunctive

hasadi

Representative

hasadai

Imperative

hasami,
hasamee

Conditional

hasamee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

hasamuru haji,
hasanuru haji

So as to...

hasamuru gutu,
hasanuru gutu

Before...

hasamuru mee,
hasanuru mee

While...

hasamuru qweeda, hasamuru-qweema,
hasanuru qweeda, hasanuru-qweema

Purpose

hasamuru tami ni,
hasanuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

hasadi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

hasadi-kwiin

Completive

hasadi-neen

Concessive conditional

hasadi-n

After...

hasadi-kara

After...

hasadi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

hasami-busan

hasami-busantan

hasami-bushikoo neen,

hasami-bushikoo neeran

hasami-bushikoo neentan,

hasami-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

hasami-busaru

hasami-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

hasami-yassan

hasami-yassantan

hasami-yashikoo neen,

hasami-yashikoo neeran

hasami-yashikoo neentan,

hasami-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

hasami-yassaru

hasami-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

hasami-gurisan

hasami-gurisantan

hasami-gurikoo neen,

hasami-gurikoo neeran

hasami-gurikoo neentan,

hasami-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

hasami-gurisaru

hasami-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

hasami-misheen

hasami-misheentan

hasami-misooran

hasami-misoorantan

ATT

hasami-misheeru

hasami-misheetaru,
hasami-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

hasami-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

hasamu-tan

Nominalizing

hasamu-shi

Concessive

hasamu-shiga

Cause-effect

hasamu-kutu

Prohibitive

hasamu-na

Provisional conditional

hasamu-raa

Questions

hasamu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

hasamabiyun,
hasamabiin

hasamabitan

hasamabiran

hasamabirantan

ATT

hasamabiyuru,
hasamabiiru

hasamabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

hasamumi

hasadii

hasamani

hasamantii

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, November 18). はさぬん【挟ぬん・挾ぬん・挿ぬん】 : hasanun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7864/hasanun/.