🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うすいん : usuin | define meaning
usuin
Pronunciation: [ʔusuiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To cover; to place overtop; to put on top
- To sit on (eggs); to incubate; to brood
- くーがうすとーん
kuuga usutoon
"To be incubating eggs"
- くーがうすとーん
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | うすいん |
| Romanization | usuin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔusuiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
usuyun, usuin |
usutan |
usuran |
usurantan |
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ATT |
usuyuru, usuiru |
usutaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
usutoon |
usutootan |
usuteewuran |
usuteewurantan |
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ATT |
usutooru |
usutootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
usurasun |
usurachan |
usurasan |
usurasantan |
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ATT |
usurasuru |
usuracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
usurariyun, |
usuraritan, |
usurariran, |
usurarirantan, |
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ATT |
usurariyuru, |
usuraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
usurasariyun, |
usurasaritan |
usurasariran |
usurasarirantan |
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ATT |
usurasariyuru, |
usurasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
usuteen |
usuteetan |
usuteeneen |
usuteeneentan |
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ATT |
usuteeru |
usuteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
usutoochun |
usutoochan |
usuteeukan |
usuteeukantan |
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ATT |
usutoochuru |
usutoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
usur- |
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Dictionary |
usuyun, usuin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
usuyuru, usuiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
usuyu-, usui- |
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Adverbial |
usui |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
usura |
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Conjunctive |
usuti |
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Representative |
usutai |
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Imperative |
usuri, |
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Conditional |
usuree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
usuyuru haji, usuiru haji |
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So as to... |
usuyuru gutu, usuiru gutu |
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Before... |
usuyuru mee, usuiru mee |
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While... |
usuyuru qweeda, usuyuru-qweema, usuiru qweeda, usuiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
usuyuru tami ni, usuiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
usuti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
usuti-kwiin |
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Completive |
usuti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
usuti-n |
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After... |
usuti-kara |
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After... |
usuti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
usui-busan |
usui-busantan |
usui-bushikoo neen, usui-bushikoo neeran |
usui-bushikoo neentan, usui-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
usui-busaru |
usui-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
usui-yassan |
usui-yassantan |
usui-yashikoo neen, usui-yashikoo neeran |
usui-yashikoo neentan, usui-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
usui-yassaru |
usui-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
usui-gurisan |
usui-gurisantan |
usui-gurikoo neen, usui-gurikoo neeran |
usui-gurikoo neentan, usui-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
usui-gurisaru |
usui-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
usui-misheen, usu-misheen |
usui-misheentan, usu-misheentan |
usui-misooran, usu-misooran |
usui-misoorantan, usu-misoorantan |
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ATT |
usui-misheeru, usu-misheeru |
usui-misheetaru, usu-misheetaru, usui-misoocharu, usu-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
usui-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
usuyu-tan, usui-tan |
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Nominalizing |
usuyu-shi, usui-shi |
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Concessive |
usuyu-shiga, usui-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
usuyu-kutu, usui-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
usuyu-na, usui-na |
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Provisional conditional |
usuyu-ra usui-ra |
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Questions |
usuyu-ga, usui-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
usuyabiyun, usuibiyun, |
usuyabitan, usuibitan |
usuyabiran, usuibiran |
usuyabirantan, usuibirantan |
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ATT |
usuyabiyuru, usuibiyuru, |
usuyabitaru, usuibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
usuyumi, usuimi |
usutii |
usurani |
usurantii |
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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