🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

うさがいん : usagain | define meaning

usagain

Pronunciation: [ʔusaɡaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

(Humble) To eat; to drink
1. むのー、ちゅふぁーらうさがたんなーさい？
  munoo, chufaara usagatan naa sai?
  "Have you already had your fill of food?", "Have you already eaten?"

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	うさがいん
Romanization	usagain
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔusaɡaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **usagayun** ~ **usagain**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	usagayun, usagain	usagatan	usagaran	usagarantan
	ATT	usagayuru, usagairu	usagataru
Progressive	PRED	usagatoon	usagatootan	usagateewuran	usagateewurantan
	ATT	usagatooru	usagatootaru
Causative	PRED	usagarasun	usagarachan	usagarasan	usagarasantan
	ATT	usagarasuru	usagaracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	usagarariyun, usagarariin	usagararitan, usagarattan	usagarariran, usagararan	usagararirantan, usagararatan
	ATT	usagarariyuru, usagarariiru	usagararitaru, usagarattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	usagarasariyun, usagarasariin	usagarasaritan	usagarasariran	usagarasarirantan
	ATT	usagarasariyuru, usagarasariiru	usagarasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	usagateen	usagateetan	usagateeneen	usagateeneentan
	ATT	usagateeru	usagateetaru
Preparatory	PRED	usagatoochun	usagatoochan	usagateeukan	usagateeukantan
	ATT	usagatoochuru	usagatoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	usagar-
Dictionary	usagayun, usagain
Attributive or Adnominal	usagayuru, usagairu
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	usagayu-, usagai-
Adverbial	usagai
Volitional-Presumptive	usagara
Conjunctive	usagati
Representative	usagatai
Imperative	usagari, usagaree
Conditional	usagaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	usagayuru haji, usagairu haji
So as to...	usagayuru gutu, usagairu gutu
Before...	usagayuru mee, usagairu mee
While...	usagayuru qweeda, usagayuru-qweema, usagairu qweeda, usagairu-qweema
Purpose	usagayuru tami ni, usagairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	usagati-kwimisooree
Benefactive	usagati-kwiin
Completive	usagati-neen
Concessive conditional	usagati-n
After...	usagati-kara
After...	usagati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	usagai-busan	usagai-busantan	usagai-bushikoo neen, usagai-bushikoo neeran	usagai-bushikoo neentan, usagai-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	usagai-busaru	usagai-busataru	usagai-bushikoo neen, usagai-bushikoo neeran	usagai-bushikoo neentan, usagai-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	usagai-yassan	usagai-yassantan	usagai-yashikoo neen, usagai-yashikoo neeran	usagai-yashikoo neentan, usagai-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	usagai-yassaru	usagai-yassataru	usagai-yashikoo neen, usagai-yashikoo neeran	usagai-yashikoo neentan, usagai-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	usagai-gurisan	usagai-gurisantan	usagai-gurikoo neen, usagai-gurikoo neeran	usagai-gurikoo neentan, usagai-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	usagai-gurisaru	usagai-gurisataru	usagai-gurikoo neen, usagai-gurikoo neeran	usagai-gurikoo neentan, usagai-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	usagai-misheen, usaga-misheen	usagai-misheentan, usaga-misheentan	usagai-misooran, usaga-misooran	usagai-misoorantan, usaga-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	usagai-misheeru, usaga-misheeru	usagai-misheetaru, usaga-misheetaru, usagai-misoocharu, usaga-misoocharu	usagai-misooran, usaga-misooran	usagai-misoorantan, usaga-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	usagai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	usagayu-tan, usagai-tan
Nominalizing	usagayu-shi, usagai-shi
Concessive	usagayu-shiga, usagai-shiga
Cause-effect	usagayu-kutu, usagai-kutu
Prohibitive	usagayu-na, usagai-na
Provisional conditional	usagayu-ra usagai-ra
Questions	usagayu-ga, usagai-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	usagayabiyun, usagayabiin, usagaibiyun, usagaibiin	usagayabitan, usagaibitan	usagayabiran, usagaibiran	usagayabirantan, usagaibirantan
Polite	ATT	usagayabiyuru, usagayabiiru, usagaibiyuru, usagaibiiru	usagayabitaru, usagaibitaru	usagayabiran, usagaibiran	usagayabirantan, usagaibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	usagayumi, usagaimi	usagatii	usagarani	usagarantii

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. (2026, February 7). うさがいん : usagain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, March 28, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8366/usagain/.