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したがいん【従いん】

shitagain

Pronunciation: [ɕitaɡaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To obey; to follow; to abide

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese したがう【従う】 shitagau "to obey".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji従いん
Kanaしたがいん
Romanizationshitagain
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɕitaɡaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan u-type verb: shitagayun ~ shitagain

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

shitagayun,

shitagain

shitagatan

shitagaan,

shitagaran

shitagaantan,

shitagarantan

ATT

shitagayuru,

shitagairu

shitagataru

Progressive

PRED

shitagatoon

shitagatootan

shitagateewuran

shitagateewurantan

ATT

shitagatooru

shitagatootaru

Causative

PRED

shitagaasun

shitagaachan

shitagaasan

shitagaasantan

ATT

shitagaasuru

shitagaacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

shitagaariyun,
shitagaariin

shitagaaritan,
shitagaattan

shitagaariran,
shitagaaran

shitagaarirantan,
shitagaaratan

ATT

shitagaariyuru,
shitagaariiru

shitagaaritaru,
shitagaattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

shitagaasariyun,
shitagaasariin

shitagaasaritan

shitagaasariran

shitagaasarirantan

ATT

shitagaasariyuru,
shitagaasariiru

shitagaasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

shitagateen

shitagateetan

shitagateeneen

shitagateeneentan

ATT

shitagateeru

shitagateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

shitagatoochun

shitagatoochan

shitagateeukan

shitagateeukantan

ATT

shitagatoochuru

shitagatoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

shitaga-

Dictionary

shitagayun,

shitagain

Attributive or Adnominal

shitagayuru,

shitagairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

shitagayu-,

shitagai-

Adverbial

shitagai,

shitagee

Volitional-Presumptive

shitagara

Conjunctive

shitagati

Representative

shitagatai

Imperative

shitagari,
shitagaree

Conditional

shitagaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

shitagayuru haji,

shitagairu haji

So as to...

shitagayuru gutu,

shitagairu gutu

Before...

shitagayuru mee,

shitagairu mee

While...

shitagayuru qweeda, shitagayuru-qweema,

shitagairu qweeda, shitagairu-qweema

Purpose

shitagayuru tami ni,

shitagairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

shitagati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

shitagati-kwiin

Completive

shitagati-neen

Concessive conditional

shitagati-n

After...

shitagati-kara

After...

shitagati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

shitagai-busan,

shitagee-busan

shitagai-busantan,

shitagee-busantan

shitagai-bushikoo neen,

shitagee-bushikoo neen,

shitagai-bushikoo neeran

shitagee-bushikoo neeran

shitagai-bushikoo neentan,

shitagee-bushikoo neentan,

shitagai-bushikoo neerantan

shitagee-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

shitagai-busaru,

shitagee-busaru

shitagai-busataru,

shitagee-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

shitagai-yassan,

shitagee-yassan

shitagai-yassantan,

shitagee-yassantan

shitagai-yashikoo neen,

shitagee-yashikoo neen,

shitagai-yashikoo neeran,

shitagee-yashikoo neeran

shitagai-yashikoo neentan,

shitagee-yashikoo neentan,

shitagai-yashikoo neerantan,

shitagee-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

shitagai-yassaru,

shitagee-yassaru

shitagai-yassataru,

shitagee-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

shitagai-gurisan,

shitagee-gurisan

shitagai-gurisantan,

shitagee-gurisantan

shitagai-gurikoo neen,

shitagee-gurikoo neen,

shitagai-gurikoo neeran,

shitagee-gurikoo neeran

shitagai-gurikoo neentan,

shitagee-gurikoo neentan,

shitagai-gurikoo neerantan,

shitagee-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

shitagai-gurisaru,

shitagee-gurisaru

shitagai-gurisataru,

shitagee-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

shitagai-misheen,

shitagee-misheen

shitagai-misheentan,

shitagee-misheentan

shitagai-misooran,

shitagee-misooran

shitagai-misoorantan,

shitagee-misoorantan

ATT

shitagai-misheeru,

shitagee-misheeru

shitagai-misheetaru,

shitagee-misheetaru,

shitagai-misoocharu,

shitagee-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

shitagai-gachii,

shitagee-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

shitagayu-tan,

shitagai-tan

Nominalizing

shitagayu-shi,

shitagai-shi

Concessive

shitagayu-shiga,

shitagai-shiga

Cause-effect

shitagayu-kutu,

shitagai-kutu

Prohibitive

shitagayu-na,

shitagai-na

Provisional conditional

shitagayu-raa

shitagai-raa

Questions

shitagayu-ga,

shitagai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

shitagayabiyun,
shitagayabiin,

shitagaibiyun,
shitagaibiin

shitagayabitan,

shitagaibitan

shitagayabiran,

shitagaibiran

shitagayabirantan,

shitagaibirantan

ATT

shitagayabiyuru,
shitagayabiiru,

shitagaibiyuru,
shitagaibiiru

shitagayabitaru,

shitagaibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

shitagayumi,

shitagaimi

shitagatii

shitagaani

shitagaantii

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 22). したがいん【従いん】 : shitagain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7929/shitagain/.