🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うっさすん【嬉さすん】 : ussa sun | define meaning
ussa sun
Pronunciation: [ʔussasuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To be happy; to be glad
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 嬉さすん |
| Kana | うっさすん |
| Romanization | ussa sun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔussasuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
ussa sun |
ussa chan |
ussa san |
ussa santan |
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ATT |
ussa suru |
ussa charu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
ussa choon |
ussa chootan |
ussa cheewuran |
ussa cheewurantan |
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ATT |
ussa chooru |
ussa chootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
ussa sasun |
ussa sachan |
ussa sasan |
ussa sasantan |
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ATT |
ussa sasuru |
ussa sacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
ussa sariyun, |
ussa saritan, |
ussa sariran, |
ussa sarirantan, |
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ATT |
ussa sariyuru, |
ussa saritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
ussa sasariyun, |
ussa sasaritan |
ussa sasariran |
ussa sasarirantan |
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ATT |
ussa sasariyuru, |
ussa sasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
ussa cheen |
ussa cheetan |
ussa cheeneen |
ussa cheeneentan |
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ATT |
ussa cheeru |
ussa cheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
ussa choochun |
ussa choochan |
ussa cheeukan |
ussa cheeukantan |
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ATT |
ussa choochuru |
ussa choocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
ussa s- |
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Dictionary |
ussa sun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
ussa suru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
ussa su- |
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Adverbial |
ussa shi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
ussa sa |
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Conjunctive |
ussa chi |
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Representative |
ussa chai |
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Imperative |
ussa shi, |
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Conditional |
ussa shee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
ussa suru haji |
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So as to... |
ussa suru gutu |
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Before... |
ussa suru mee |
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While... |
ussa suru qweeda, ussa suru-qweema |
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Purpose |
ussa suru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
ussa chi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
ussa chi-kwiin |
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Completive |
ussa chi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
ussa chi-n |
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After... |
ussa chi-kara |
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After... |
ussa chi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
ussa shi-busan |
ussa shi-busantan |
ussa shi-bushikoo neen, ussa shi-bushikoo neeran |
ussa shi-bushikoo neentan, ussa shi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ussa shi-busaru |
ussa shi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
ussa shi-yassan |
ussa shi-yassantan |
ussa shi-yashikoo neen, ussa shi-yashikoo neeran |
ussa shi-yashikoo neentan, ussa shi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ussa shi-yassaru |
ussa shi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
ussa shi-gurisan |
ussa shi-gurisantan |
ussa shi-gurikoo neen, ussa shi-gurikoo neeran |
ussa shi-gurikoo neentan, ussa shi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
ussa shi-gurisaru |
ussa shi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
ussa shi-misheen |
ussa shi-misheentan |
ussa shi-misooran |
ussa shi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
ussa shi-misheeru |
ussa shi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
ussa shi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
ussa su-tan |
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Nominalizing |
ussa su-shi |
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Concessive |
ussa su-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
ussa su-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
ussa su-na |
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Provisional conditional |
ussa su-raa |
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Questions |
ussa su-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
ussa sabiyun, |
ussa sabitan |
ussa sabiran |
ussa sabirantan |
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ATT |
ussa sabiyuru, |
ussa sabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
ussa shumi |
ussa chii |
ussa sani |
ussa santii |
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：うれしい【嬉しい】