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されーいん【浚いん・渫いん】

sareein

Pronunciation: [saɾeːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To dredge; to clean (a ditch, a trench, a gutter)

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese さらえる【浚える・渫える】 saraeru "to dredge".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji浚いん
渫いん
Kanaされーいん
Romanizationsareein
Pronunciation (IPA)[saɾeːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: sareeyun ~ sareein

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

sareeyun,

sareein

sareetan

sareeran

sareerantan

ATT

sareeyuru,

sareeiru

sareetaru

Progressive

PRED

sareetoon

sareetootan

sareeteewuran

sareeteewurantan

ATT

sareetooru

sareetootaru

Causative

PRED

sareerasun

sareerachan

sareerasan

sareerasantan

ATT

sareerasuru

sareeracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

sareerariyun,
sareerariin

sareeraritan,
sareerattan

sareerariran,
sareeraran

sareerarirantan,
sareeraratan

ATT

sareerariyuru,
sareerariiru

sareeraritaru,
sareerattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

sareerasariyun,
sareerasariin

sareerasaritan

sareerasariran

sareerasarirantan

ATT

sareerasariyuru,
sareerasariiru

sareerasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

sareeteen

sareeteetan

sareeteeneen

sareeteeneentan

ATT

sareeteeru

sareeteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

sareetoochun

sareetoochan

sareeteeukan

sareeteeukantan

ATT

sareetoochuru

sareetoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

sareer-

Dictionary

sareeyun,

sareein

Attributive or Adnominal

sareeyuru,

sareeiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

sareeyu-,

sareei-

Adverbial

sareei

Volitional-Presumptive

sareera

Conjunctive

sareeti

Representative

sareetai

Imperative

sareeri,
sareeree

Conditional

sareeree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

sareeyuru haji,

sareeiru haji

So as to...

sareeyuru gutu,

sareeiru gutu

Before...

sareeyuru mee,

sareeiru mee

While...

sareeyuru qweeda, sareeyuru-qweema,

sareeiru qweeda, sareeiru-qweema

Purpose

sareeyuru tami ni,

sareeiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

sareeti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

sareeti-kwiin

Completive

sareeti-neen

Concessive conditional

sareeti-n

After...

sareeti-kara

After...

sareeti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

sareei-busan

sareei-busantan

sareei-bushikoo neen,

sareei-bushikoo neeran

sareei-bushikoo neentan,

sareei-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

sareei-busaru

sareei-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

sareei-yassan

sareei-yassantan

sareei-yashikoo neen,

sareei-yashikoo neeran

sareei-yashikoo neentan,

sareei-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

sareei-yassaru

sareei-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

sareei-gurisan

sareei-gurisantan

sareei-gurikoo neen,

sareei-gurikoo neeran

sareei-gurikoo neentan,

sareei-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

sareei-gurisaru

sareei-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

sareei-misheen,

saree-misheen

sareei-misheentan,

saree-misheentan

sareei-misooran,

saree-misooran

sareei-misoorantan,

saree-misoorantan

ATT

sareei-misheeru,

saree-misheeru

sareei-misheetaru,

saree-misheetaru,

sareei-misoocharu,

saree-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

sareei-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

sareeyu-tan,

sareei-tan

Nominalizing

sareeyu-shi,

sareei-shi

Concessive

sareeyu-shiga,

sareei-shiga

Cause-effect

sareeyu-kutu,

sareei-kutu

Prohibitive

sareeyu-na,

sareei-na

Provisional conditional

sareeyu-ra

sareei-ra

Questions

sareeyu-ga,

sareei-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

sareeyabiyun,
sareeyabiin,

sareeibiyun,
sareeibiin

sareeyabitan,

sareeibitan

sareeyabiran,

sareeibiran

sareeyabirantan,

sareeibirantan

ATT

sareeyabiyuru,
sareeyabiiru,

sareeibiyuru,
sareeibiiru

sareeyabitaru,

sareeibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

sareeyumi,

sareeimi

sareetii

sareerani

sareerantii

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:さらえる【浚える・渫える】、さらう【浚う・渫う】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 3). されーいん【浚いん・渫いん】 : sareein | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8329/sareein/.