🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
さげーすん【探すん・捜すん】 : sageesun | define meaning
sageesun
Pronunciation: [saɡeːsuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To search for; to look for
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese さがす【探す・捜す】 sagasu "to search".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 探すん 捜すん |
| Kana | さげーすん |
| Romanization | sageesun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [saɡeːsuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
sageesun |
sageechan |
sageesan |
sageesantan |
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ATT |
sageesuru |
sageecharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
sageechoon |
sageechootan |
sageecheewuran |
sageecheewurantan |
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ATT |
sageechooru |
sageechootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
sageesasun |
sageesachan |
sageesasan |
sageesasantan |
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ATT |
sageesasuru |
sageesacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
sageesariyun, |
sageesaritan, |
sageesariran, |
sageesarirantan, |
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ATT |
sageesariyuru, |
sageesaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
sageesasariyun, |
sageesasaritan |
sageesasariran |
sageesasarirantan |
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ATT |
sageesasariyuru, |
sageesasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
sageecheen |
sageecheetan |
sageecheeneen |
sageecheeneentan |
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ATT |
sageecheeru |
sageecheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
sageechoochun |
sageechoochan |
sageecheeukan |
sageecheeukantan |
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ATT |
sageechoochuru |
sageechoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
sagees- |
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Dictionary |
sageesun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
sageesuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
sageesu- |
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Adverbial |
sageeshi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
sageesa |
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Conjunctive |
sageechi |
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Representative |
sageechai |
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Imperative |
sageeshi, |
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Conditional |
sageeshee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
sageesuru haji |
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So as to... |
sageesuru gutu |
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Before... |
sageesuru mee |
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While... |
sageesuru qweeda, sageesuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
sageesuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
sageechi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
sageechi-kwiin |
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Completive |
sageechi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
sageechi-n |
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After... |
sageechi-kara |
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After... |
sageechi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
sageeshi-busan |
sageeshi-busantan |
sageeshi-bushikoo neen, sageeshi-bushikoo neeran |
sageeshi-bushikoo neentan, sageeshi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sageeshi-busaru |
sageeshi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
sageeshi-yassan |
sageeshi-yassantan |
sageeshi-yashikoo neen, sageeshi-yashikoo neeran |
sageeshi-yashikoo neentan, sageeshi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sageeshi-yassaru |
sageeshi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
sageeshi-gurisan |
sageeshi-gurisantan |
sageeshi-gurikoo neen, sageeshi-gurikoo neeran |
sageeshi-gurikoo neentan, sageeshi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sageeshi-gurisaru |
sageeshi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
sageeshi-misheen |
sageeshi-misheentan |
sageeshi-misooran |
sageeshi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
sageeshi-misheeru |
sageeshi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
sageeshi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
sageesu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
sageesu-shi |
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Concessive |
sageesu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
sageesu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
sageesu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
sageesu-raa |
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Questions |
sageesu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
sageesabiyun, |
sageesabitan |
sageesabiran |
sageesabirantan |
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ATT |
sageesabiyuru, |
sageesabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
sageeshumi |
sageechii |
sageesani |
sageesantii |
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：さがす【探す・捜す】