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からいん

karain

Pronunciation: [kaɾaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To raise (an animal, livestock); to keep; to have

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaからいん
Romanizationkarain
Pronunciation (IPA)[kaɾaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan u-type verb: karayun ~ karain

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

karayun,

karain

karatan

karaan

karaantan

ATT

karayuru,

karairu

karataru

Progressive

PRED

karatoon

karatootan

karateewuran

karateewurantan

ATT

karatooru

karatootaru

Causative

PRED

karaasun

karaachan

karaasan

karaasantan

ATT

karaasuru

karaacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

karaariyun,
karaariin

karaaritan,
karaattan

karaariran,
karaaran

karaarirantan,
karaaratan

ATT

karaariyuru,
karaariiru

karaaritaru,
karaattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

karaasariyun,
karaasariin

karaasaritan

karaasariran

karaasarirantan

ATT

karaasariyuru,
karaasariiru

karaasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

karateen

karateetan

karateeneen

karateeneentan

ATT

karateeru

karateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

karatoochun

karatoochan

karateeukan

karateeukantan

ATT

karatoochuru

karatoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

kara-

Dictionary

karayun,

karain

Attributive or Adnominal

karayuru,

karairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

karayu-,

karai-

Adverbial

karai

Volitional-Presumptive

karara

Conjunctive

karati

Representative

karatai

Imperative

karari,
kararee

Conditional

kararee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

karayuru haji,

karairu haji

So as to...

karayuru gutu,

karairu gutu

Before...

karayuru mee,

karairu mee

While...

karayuru qweeda, karayuru-qweema,

karairu qweeda, karairu-qweema

Purpose

karayuru tami ni,

karairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

karati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

karati-kwiin

Completive

karati-neen

Concessive conditional

karati-n

After...

karati-kara

After...

karati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

karai-busan

karai-busantan

karai-bushikoo neen,

karai-bushikoo neeran

karai-bushikoo neentan,

karai-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

karai-busaru

karai-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

karai-yassan

karai-yassantan

karai-yashikoo neen,

karai-yashikoo neeran

karai-yashikoo neentan,

karai-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

karai-yassaru

karai-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

karai-gurisan

karai-gurisantan

karai-gurikoo neen,

karai-gurikoo neeran

karai-gurikoo neentan,

karai-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

karai-gurisaru

karai-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

karai-misheen

karai-misheentan

karai-misooran

karai-misoorantan

ATT

karai-misheeru

karai-misheetaru,
karai-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

karai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

karayu-tan,

karai-tan

Nominalizing

karayu-shi,

karai-shi

Concessive

karayu-shiga,

karai-shiga

Cause-effect

karayu-kutu,

karai-kutu

Prohibitive

karayu-na,

karai-na

Provisional conditional

karayu-raa

karai-raa

Questions

karayu-ga,

karai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

karayabiyun,
karayabiin,

karaibiyun,
karaibiin

karayabitan,

karaibitan

karayabiran,

karaibiran

karayabirantan,

karaibirantan

ATT

karayabiyuru,
karayabiiru,

karaibiyuru,
karaibiiru

karayabitaru,

karaibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

karayumi,

karaimi

karatii

karaani

karaantii

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). からいん : karain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8113/karain/.