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だますん【騙すん・瞞すん】

damasun

Pronunciation: [damasuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To deceive; to fool; to trick

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese だます【騙す・瞞す】 damasu "to deceive".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji騙すん
瞞すん
Kanaだますん
Romanizationdamasun
Pronunciation (IPA)[damasuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: damasun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

damasun

damachan

damasan

damasantan

ATT

damasuru

damacharu

Progressive

PRED

damachoon

damachootan

damacheewuran

damacheewurantan

ATT

damachooru

damachootaru

Causative

PRED

damasasun

damasachan

damasasan

damasasantan

ATT

damasasuru

damasacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

damasariyun,
damasariin

damasaritan,
damasattan

damasariran,
damasaran

damasarirantan,
damasaratan

ATT

damasariyuru,
damasariiru

damasaritaru,
damasattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

damasasariyun,
damasasariin

damasasaritan

damasasariran

damasasarirantan

ATT

damasasariyuru,
damasasariiru

damasasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

damacheen

damacheetan

damacheeneen

damacheeneentan

ATT

damacheeru

damacheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

damachoochun

damachoochan

damacheeukan

damacheeukantan

ATT

damachoochuru

damachoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

damas-

Dictionary

damasun

Attributive or Adnominal

damasuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

damasu-

Adverbial

damashi

Volitional-Presumptive

damasa

Conjunctive

damachi

Representative

damachai

Imperative

damashi,
damashee

Conditional

damashee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

damasuru haji

So as to...

damasuru gutu

Before...

damasuru mee

While...

damasuru qweeda, damasuru-qweema

Purpose

damasuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

damachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

damachi-kwiin

Completive

damachi-neen

Concessive conditional

damachi-n

After...

damachi-kara

After...

damachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

damashi-busan

damashi-busantan

damashi-bushikoo neen,

damashi-bushikoo neeran

damashi-bushikoo neentan,

damashi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

damashi-busaru

damashi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

damashi-yassan

damashi-yassantan

damashi-yashikoo neen,

damashi-yashikoo neeran

damashi-yashikoo neentan,

damashi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

damashi-yassaru

damashi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

damashi-gurisan

damashi-gurisantan

damashi-gurikoo neen,

damashi-gurikoo neeran

damashi-gurikoo neentan,

damashi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

damashi-gurisaru

damashi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

damashi-misheen

damashi-misheentan

damashi-misooran

damashi-misoorantan

ATT

damashi-misheeru

damashi-misheetaru,
damashi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

damashi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

damasu-tan

Nominalizing

damasu-shi

Concessive

damasu-shiga

Cause-effect

damasu-kutu

Prohibitive

damasu-na

Provisional conditional

damasu-raa

Questions

damasu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

damasabiyun,
damasabiin

damasabitan

damasabiran

damasabirantan

ATT

damasabiyuru,
damasabiiru

damasabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

damashumi

damachii

damasani

damasantii

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, December 7). だますん【騙すん・瞞すん】 : damasun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8110/damasun/.