🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
さだみーん【定みーん】 : sadamiin | define meaning
sadamiin
Pronunciation: [sadamiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To determine; to decide
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 定みーん |
| Kana | さだみーん |
| Romanization | sadamiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [sadamiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
sadamiyun, sadamiin |
sadamitan |
sadamiran |
sadamirantan |
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ATT |
sadamiyuru, sadamiiru |
sadamitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
sadamitoon |
sadamitootan |
sadamiteewuran |
sadamiteewurantan |
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ATT |
sadamitooru |
sadamitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
sadamirasun |
sadamirachan |
sadamirasan |
sadamirasantan |
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ATT |
sadamirasuru |
sadamiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
sadamirariyun, |
sadamiraritan, |
sadamirariran, |
sadamirarirantan, |
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ATT |
sadamirariyuru, |
sadamiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
sadamirasariyun, |
sadamirasaritan |
sadamirasariran |
sadamirasarirantan |
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ATT |
sadamirasariyuru, |
sadamirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
sadamiteen |
sadamiteetan |
sadamiteeneen |
sadamiteeneentan |
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ATT |
sadamiteeru |
sadamiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
sadamitoochun |
sadamitoochan |
sadamiteeukan |
sadamiteeukantan |
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ATT |
sadamitoochuru |
sadamitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
sadamir- |
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Dictionary |
sadamiyun, sadamiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
sadamiyuru, sadamiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
sadamiyu-, sadamii- |
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Adverbial |
sadamii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
sadamira |
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Conjunctive |
sadamiti |
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Representative |
sadamitai |
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Imperative |
sadamiri, |
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Conditional |
sadamiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
sadamiyuru haji, sadamiiru haji |
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So as to... |
sadamiyuru gutu, sadamiiru gutu |
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Before... |
sadamiyuru mee, sadamiiru mee |
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While... |
sadamiyuru qweeda, sadamiyuru-qweema, sadamiiru qweeda, sadamiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
sadamiyuru tami ni, sadamiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
sadamiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
sadamiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
sadamiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
sadamiti-n |
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After... |
sadamiti-kara |
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After... |
sadamiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
sadamii-busan |
sadamii-busantan |
sadamii-bushikoo neen, sadamii-bushikoo neeran |
sadamii-bushikoo neentan, sadamii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sadamii-busaru |
sadamii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
sadamii-yassan |
sadamii-yassantan |
sadamii-yashikoo neen, sadamii-yashikoo neeran |
sadamii-yashikoo neentan, sadamii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sadamii-yassaru |
sadamii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
sadamii-gurisan |
sadamii-gurisantan |
sadamii-gurikoo neen, sadamii-gurikoo neeran |
sadamii-gurikoo neentan, sadamii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sadamii-gurisaru |
sadamii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
sadamii-misheen, sadami-misheen |
sadamii-misheentan, sadami-misheentan |
sadamii-misooran, sadami-misooran |
sadamii-misoorantan, sadami-misoorantan |
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ATT |
sadamii-misheeru, sadami-misheeru |
sadamii-misheetaru, sadami-misheetaru, sadamii-misoocharu, sadami-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
sadamii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
sadamiyu-tan, sadamii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
sadamiyu-shi, sadamii-shi |
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Concessive |
sadamiyu-shiga, sadamii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
sadamiyu-kutu, sadamii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
sadamiyu-na, sadamii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
sadamiyu-ra sadamii-ra |
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Questions |
sadamiyu-ga, sadamii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
sadamiyabiyun, sadamiibiyun, |
sadamiyabitan, sadamiibitan |
sadamiyabiran, sadamiibiran |
sadamiyabirantan, sadamiibirantan |
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ATT |
sadamiyabiyuru, sadamiibiyuru, |
sadamiyabitaru, sadamiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
sadamiyumi, sadamiimi |
sadamitii |
sadamirani |
sadamirantii |
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：さだめる【定める】、きめる【決める・極める】