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ゆしみーん

yushimiin

Pronunciation: [juɕimiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To deter; to dissuade; to discourage; to stop (someone from doing something)

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OrthographyForm
Kanaゆしみーん
Romanizationyushimiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[juɕimiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: yushimiyun ~ yushimiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

yushimiyun,

yushimiin

yushimitan

yushimiran

yushimirantan

ATT

yushimiyuru,

yushimiiru

yushimitaru

Progressive

PRED

yushimitoon

yushimitootan

yushimiteewuran

yushimiteewurantan

ATT

yushimitooru

yushimitootaru

Causative

PRED

yushimirasun

yushimirachan

yushimirasan

yushimirasantan

ATT

yushimirasuru

yushimiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

yushimirariyun,
yushimirariin

yushimiraritan,
yushimirattan

yushimirariran,
yushimiraran

yushimirarirantan,
yushimiraratan

ATT

yushimirariyuru,
yushimirariiru

yushimiraritaru,
yushimirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

yushimirasariyun,
yushimirasariin

yushimirasaritan

yushimirasariran

yushimirasarirantan

ATT

yushimirasariyuru,
yushimirasariiru

yushimirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

yushimiteen

yushimiteetan

yushimiteeneen

yushimiteeneentan

ATT

yushimiteeru

yushimiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

yushimitoochun

yushimitoochan

yushimiteeukan

yushimiteeukantan

ATT

yushimitoochuru

yushimitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

yushimir-

Dictionary

yushimiyun,

yushimiin

Attributive or Adnominal

yushimiyuru,

yushimiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

yushimiyu-,

yushimii-

Adverbial

yushimii

Volitional-Presumptive

yushimira

Conjunctive

yushimiti

Representative

yushimitai

Imperative

yushimiri,
yushimiree

Conditional

yushimiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

yushimiyuru haji,

yushimiiru haji

So as to...

yushimiyuru gutu,

yushimiiru gutu

Before...

yushimiyuru mee,

yushimiiru mee

While...

yushimiyuru qweeda, yushimiyuru-qweema,

yushimiiru qweeda, yushimiiru-qweema

Purpose

yushimiyuru tami ni,

yushimiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

yushimiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

yushimiti-kwiin

Completive

yushimiti-neen

Concessive conditional

yushimiti-n

After...

yushimiti-kara

After...

yushimiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

yushimii-busan

yushimii-busantan

yushimii-bushikoo neen,

yushimii-bushikoo neeran

yushimii-bushikoo neentan,

yushimii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

yushimii-busaru

yushimii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

yushimii-yassan

yushimii-yassantan

yushimii-yashikoo neen,

yushimii-yashikoo neeran

yushimii-yashikoo neentan,

yushimii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

yushimii-yassaru

yushimii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

yushimii-gurisan

yushimii-gurisantan

yushimii-gurikoo neen,

yushimii-gurikoo neeran

yushimii-gurikoo neentan,

yushimii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

yushimii-gurisaru

yushimii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

yushimii-misheen,

yushimi-misheen

yushimii-misheentan,

yushimi-misheentan

yushimii-misooran,

yushimi-misooran

yushimii-misoorantan,

yushimi-misoorantan

ATT

yushimii-misheeru,

yushimi-misheeru

yushimii-misheetaru,

yushimi-misheetaru,

yushimii-misoocharu,

yushimi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

yushimii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

yushimiyu-tan,

yushimii-tan

Nominalizing

yushimiyu-shi,

yushimii-shi

Concessive

yushimiyu-shiga,

yushimii-shiga

Cause-effect

yushimiyu-kutu,

yushimii-kutu

Prohibitive

yushimiyu-na,

yushimii-na

Provisional conditional

yushimiyu-ra

yushimii-ra

Questions

yushimiyu-ga,

yushimii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

yushimiyabiyun,
yushimiyabiin,

yushimiibiyun,
yushimiibiin

yushimiyabitan,

yushimiibitan

yushimiyabiran,

yushimiibiran

yushimiyabirantan,

yushimiibirantan

ATT

yushimiyabiyuru,
yushimiyabiiru,

yushimiibiyuru,
yushimiibiiru

yushimiyabitaru,

yushimiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

yushimiyumi,

yushimiimi

yushimitii

yushimirani

yushimirantii

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, March 29). ゆしみーん : yushimiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 1, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8390/yushimiin/.