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ぬじゅぬん【望ぬん】 : nujunun | define meaning
nujunun
Pronunciation: [nud͡ʑunuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To desire; to hope (for); to wish (for); to want
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese のぞむ【望む】 nozomu "to desire".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 望ぬん |
| Kana | ぬじゅぬん |
| Romanization | nujunun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [nud͡ʑunuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
nujumun,
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nujudan |
nujuman |
nujumantan |
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ATT |
nujumuru,
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nujudaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
nujudoon |
nujudootan |
nujudeewuran |
nujudeewurantan |
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ATT |
nujudooru |
nujudootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
nujumasun |
nujumachan |
nujumasan |
nujumasantan |
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ATT |
nujumasuru |
nujumacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
nujumariyun, |
nujumaritan, |
nujumariran, |
nujumarirantan, |
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ATT |
nujumariyuru, |
nujumaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
nujumasariyun, |
nujumasaritan |
nujumasariran |
nujumasarirantan |
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ATT |
nujumasariyuru, |
nujumasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
nujudeen |
nujudeetan |
nujudeeneen |
nujudeeneentan |
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ATT |
nujudeeru |
nujudeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
nujudoochun |
nujudoochan |
nujudeeukan |
nujudeeukantan |
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ATT |
nujudoochuru |
nujudoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
nujum- |
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Dictionary |
nujumun, |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
nujumuru,
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
nujumu-,
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Adverbial |
nujumi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
nujuma |
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Conjunctive |
nujudi |
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Representative |
nujudai |
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Imperative |
nujumi, |
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Conditional |
nujumee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
nujumuru haji,
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So as to... |
nujumuru gutu,
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Before... |
nujumuru mee,
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While... |
nujumuru qweeda, nujumuru-qweema,
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Purpose |
nujumuru tami ni,
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
nujudi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
nujudi-kwiin |
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Completive |
nujudi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
nujudi-n |
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After... |
nujudi-kara |
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After... |
nujudi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
nujumi-busan |
nujumi-busantan |
nujumi-bushikoo neen, nujumi-bushikoo neeran |
nujumi-bushikoo neentan, nujumi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nujumi-busaru |
nujumi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
nujumi-yassan |
nujumi-yassantan |
nujumi-yashikoo neen, nujumi-yashikoo neeran |
nujumi-yashikoo neentan, nujumi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nujumi-yassaru |
nujumi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
nujumi-gurisan |
nujumi-gurisantan |
nujumi-gurikoo neen, nujumi-gurikoo neeran |
nujumi-gurikoo neentan, nujumi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
nujumi-gurisaru |
nujumi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
nujumi-misheen |
nujumi-misheentan |
nujumi-misooran |
nujumi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
nujumi-misheeru |
nujumi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
nujumi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
nujumu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
nujumu-shi |
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Concessive |
nujumu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
nujumu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
nujumu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
nujumu-raa |
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Questions |
nujumu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
nujumabiyun, |
nujumabitan |
nujumabiran |
nujumabirantan |
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ATT |
nujumabiyuru, |
nujumabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
nujumumi |
nujudii |
nujumani |
nujumantii |
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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