🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ならすん【均すん・平すん】 : narasun | define meaning
narasun
Pronunciation: [naɾasuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To make even; to even (out); to level; to flatten
- To average; to average out; to calculate the average
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ならす【均す・平す】 narasu "to make even".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 均すん 平すん |
| Kana | ならすん |
| Romanization | narasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [naɾasuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
narasun |
narachan |
narasan |
narasantan |
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ATT |
narasuru |
naracharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
narachoon |
narachootan |
naracheewuran |
naracheewurantan |
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ATT |
narachooru |
narachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
narasasun |
narasachan |
narasasan |
narasasantan |
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ATT |
narasasuru |
narasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
narasariyun, |
narasaritan, |
narasariran, |
narasarirantan, |
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ATT |
narasariyuru, |
narasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
narasasariyun, |
narasasaritan |
narasasariran |
narasasarirantan |
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ATT |
narasasariyuru, |
narasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
naracheen |
naracheetan |
naracheeneen |
naracheeneentan |
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ATT |
naracheeru |
naracheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
narachoochun |
narachoochan |
naracheeukan |
naracheeukantan |
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ATT |
narachoochuru |
narachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
naras- |
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Dictionary |
narasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
narasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
narasu- |
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Adverbial |
narashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
narasa |
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Conjunctive |
narachi |
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Representative |
narachai |
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Imperative |
narashi, |
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Conditional |
narashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
narasuru haji |
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So as to... |
narasuru gutu |
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Before... |
narasuru mee |
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While... |
narasuru qweeda, narasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
narasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
narachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
narachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
narachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
narachi-n |
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After... |
narachi-kara |
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After... |
narachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
narashi-busan |
narashi-busantan |
narashi-bushikoo neen, narashi-bushikoo neeran |
narashi-bushikoo neentan, narashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
narashi-busaru |
narashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
narashi-yassan |
narashi-yassantan |
narashi-yashikoo neen, narashi-yashikoo neeran |
narashi-yashikoo neentan, narashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
narashi-yassaru |
narashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
narashi-gurisan |
narashi-gurisantan |
narashi-gurikoo neen, narashi-gurikoo neeran |
narashi-gurikoo neentan, narashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
narashi-gurisaru |
narashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
narashi-misheen |
narashi-misheentan |
narashi-misooran |
narashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
narashi-misheeru |
narashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
narashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
narasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
narasu-shi |
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Concessive |
narasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
narasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
narasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
narasu-raa |
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Questions |
narasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
narasabiyun, |
narasabitan |
narasabiran |
narasabirantan |
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ATT |
narasabiyuru, |
narasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
narashumi |
narachii |
narasani |
narasantii |
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：ならす【均す・平す】