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んだすん【濡だすん・濡すん】

ndasun

Pronunciation: [n̩dasuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To wet; to soak; to drench

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ぬらす【濡らす・濡す】 nurasu "to wet".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji濡だすん
濡すん
Kanaんだすん
Romanizationndasun
Pronunciation (IPA)[n̩dasuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: ndasun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

ndasun

ndachan

ndasan

ndasantan

ATT

ndasuru

ndacharu

Progressive

PRED

ndachoon

ndachootan

ndacheewuran

ndacheewurantan

ATT

ndachooru

ndachootaru

Causative

PRED

ndasasun

ndasachan

ndasasan

ndasasantan

ATT

ndasasuru

ndasacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

ndasariyun,
ndasariin

ndasaritan,
ndasattan

ndasariran,
ndasaran

ndasarirantan,
ndasaratan

ATT

ndasariyuru,
ndasariiru

ndasaritaru,
ndasattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

ndasasariyun,
ndasasariin

ndasasaritan

ndasasariran

ndasasarirantan

ATT

ndasasariyuru,
ndasasariiru

ndasasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

ndacheen

ndacheetan

ndacheeneen

ndacheeneentan

ATT

ndacheeru

ndacheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

ndachoochun

ndachoochan

ndacheeukan

ndacheeukantan

ATT

ndachoochuru

ndachoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

ndas-

Dictionary

ndasun

Attributive or Adnominal

ndasuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

ndasu-

Adverbial

ndashi

Volitional-Presumptive

ndasa

Conjunctive

ndachi

Representative

ndachai

Imperative

ndashi,
ndashee

Conditional

ndashee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

ndasuru haji

So as to...

ndasuru gutu

Before...

ndasuru mee

While...

ndasuru qweeda, ndasuru-qweema

Purpose

ndasuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

ndachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

ndachi-kwiin

Completive

ndachi-neen

Concessive conditional

ndachi-n

After...

ndachi-kara

After...

ndachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

ndashi-busan

ndashi-busantan

ndashi-bushikoo neen,

ndashi-bushikoo neeran

ndashi-bushikoo neentan,

ndashi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

ndashi-busaru

ndashi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

ndashi-yassan

ndashi-yassantan

ndashi-yashikoo neen,

ndashi-yashikoo neeran

ndashi-yashikoo neentan,

ndashi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

ndashi-yassaru

ndashi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

ndashi-gurisan

ndashi-gurisantan

ndashi-gurikoo neen,

ndashi-gurikoo neeran

ndashi-gurikoo neentan,

ndashi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

ndashi-gurisaru

ndashi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

ndashi-misheen

ndashi-misheentan

ndashi-misooran

ndashi-misoorantan

ATT

ndashi-misheeru

ndashi-misheetaru,
ndashi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

ndashi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

ndasu-tan

Nominalizing

ndasu-shi

Concessive

ndasu-shiga

Cause-effect

ndasu-kutu

Prohibitive

ndasu-na

Provisional conditional

ndasu-raa

Questions

ndasu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

ndasabiyun,
ndasabiin

ndasabitan

ndasabiran

ndasabirantan

ATT

ndasabiyuru,
ndasabiiru

ndasabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

ndashumi

ndachii

ndasani

ndasantii

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:ぬらす【濡らす・濡す】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 3). んだすん【濡だすん・濡すん】 : ndasun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8066/ndasun/.