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うらげーすん【裏返すん】

urageesun

Pronunciation: [ʔuɾaɡeːsuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To turn inside out; to turn over; to flip

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese うらがえす【裏返す】 uragaesu "to turn inside out, to turn over".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji裏返すん
Kanaうらげーすん
Romanizationurageesun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔuɾaɡeːsuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: urageesun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

urageesun

urageechan

urageesan

urageesantan

ATT

urageesuru

urageecharu

Progressive

PRED

urageechoon

urageechootan

urageecheewuran

urageecheewurantan

ATT

urageechooru

urageechootaru

Causative

PRED

urageesasun

urageesachan

urageesasan

urageesasantan

ATT

urageesasuru

urageesacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

urageesariyun,
urageesariin

urageesaritan,
urageesattan

urageesariran,
urageesaran

urageesarirantan,
urageesaratan

ATT

urageesariyuru,
urageesariiru

urageesaritaru,
urageesattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

urageesasariyun,
urageesasariin

urageesasaritan

urageesasariran

urageesasarirantan

ATT

urageesasariyuru,
urageesasariiru

urageesasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

urageecheen

urageecheetan

urageecheeneen

urageecheeneentan

ATT

urageecheeru

urageecheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

urageechoochun

urageechoochan

urageecheeukan

urageecheeukantan

ATT

urageechoochuru

urageechoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

uragees-

Dictionary

urageesun

Attributive or Adnominal

urageesuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

urageesu-

Adverbial

urageeshi

Volitional-Presumptive

urageesa

Conjunctive

urageechi

Representative

urageechai

Imperative

urageeshi,
urageeshee

Conditional

urageeshee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

urageesuru haji

So as to...

urageesuru gutu

Before...

urageesuru mee

While...

urageesuru qweeda, urageesuru-qweema

Purpose

urageesuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

urageechi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

urageechi-kwiin

Completive

urageechi-neen

Concessive conditional

urageechi-n

After...

urageechi-kara

After...

urageechi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

urageeshi-busan

urageeshi-busantan

urageeshi-bushikoo neen,

urageeshi-bushikoo neeran

urageeshi-bushikoo neentan,

urageeshi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

urageeshi-busaru

urageeshi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

urageeshi-yassan

urageeshi-yassantan

urageeshi-yashikoo neen,

urageeshi-yashikoo neeran

urageeshi-yashikoo neentan,

urageeshi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

urageeshi-yassaru

urageeshi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

urageeshi-gurisan

urageeshi-gurisantan

urageeshi-gurikoo neen,

urageeshi-gurikoo neeran

urageeshi-gurikoo neentan,

urageeshi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

urageeshi-gurisaru

urageeshi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

urageeshi-misheen

urageeshi-misheentan

urageeshi-misooran

urageeshi-misoorantan

ATT

urageeshi-misheeru

urageeshi-misheetaru,
urageeshi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

urageeshi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

urageesu-tan

Nominalizing

urageesu-shi

Concessive

urageesu-shiga

Cause-effect

urageesu-kutu

Prohibitive

urageesu-na

Provisional conditional

urageesu-raa

Questions

urageesu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

urageesabiyun,
urageesabiin

urageesabitan

urageesabiran

urageesabirantan

ATT

urageesabiyuru,
urageesabiiru

urageesabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

urageeshumi

urageechii

urageesani

urageesantii

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, April 25). うらげーすん【裏返すん】 : urageesun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8492/urageesun/.