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たぬしぬん【楽しぬん】

tanushinun

Pronunciation: [tanuɕinuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To enjoy

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese たのしむ【楽しむ・愉しむ・楽む】 tanoshimu "to enjoy".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji楽しぬん
Kanaたぬしぬん
Romanizationtanushinun
Pronunciation (IPA)[tanuɕinuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: tanushimun ~ tanushinun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

tanushimun,
tanushinun

tanushidan

tanushiman

tanushimantan

ATT

tanushimuru,
tanushinuru

tanushidaru

Progressive

PRED

tanushidoon

tanushidootan

tanushideewuran

tanushideewurantan

ATT

tanushidooru

tanushidootaru

Causative

PRED

tanushimasun

tanushimachan

tanushimasan

tanushimasantan

ATT

tanushimasuru

tanushimacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

tanushimariyun,
tanushimariin

tanushimaritan,
tanushimattan

tanushimariran,
tanushimaran

tanushimarirantan,
tanushimaratan

ATT

tanushimariyuru,
tanushimariiru

tanushimaritaru,
tanushimattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

tanushimasariyun,
tanushimasariin

tanushimasaritan

tanushimasariran

tanushimasarirantan

ATT

tanushimasariyuru,
tanushimasariiru

tanushimasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

tanushideen

tanushideetan

tanushideeneen

tanushideeneentan

ATT

tanushideeru

tanushideetaru

Preparatory

PRED

tanushidoochun

tanushidoochan

tanushideeukan

tanushideeukantan

ATT

tanushidoochuru

tanushidoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

tanushim-

Dictionary

tanushimun,
tanushinun

Attributive or Adnominal

tanushimuru,
tanushinuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

tanushimu-,
tanushinu-

Adverbial

tanushimi

Volitional-Presumptive

tanushima

Conjunctive

tanushidi

Representative

tanushidai

Imperative

tanushimi,
tanushimee

Conditional

tanushimee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

tanushimuru haji,
tanushinuru haji

So as to...

tanushimuru gutu,
tanushinuru gutu

Before...

tanushimuru mee,
tanushinuru mee

While...

tanushimuru qweeda, tanushimuru-qweema,
tanushinuru qweeda, tanushinuru-qweema

Purpose

tanushimuru tami ni,
tanushinuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

tanushidi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

tanushidi-kwiin

Completive

tanushidi-neen

Concessive conditional

tanushidi-n

After...

tanushidi-kara

After...

tanushidi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

tanushimi-busan

tanushimi-busantan

tanushimi-bushikoo neen,

tanushimi-bushikoo neeran

tanushimi-bushikoo neentan,

tanushimi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

tanushimi-busaru

tanushimi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

tanushimi-yassan

tanushimi-yassantan

tanushimi-yashikoo neen,

tanushimi-yashikoo neeran

tanushimi-yashikoo neentan,

tanushimi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

tanushimi-yassaru

tanushimi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

tanushimi-gurisan

tanushimi-gurisantan

tanushimi-gurikoo neen,

tanushimi-gurikoo neeran

tanushimi-gurikoo neentan,

tanushimi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

tanushimi-gurisaru

tanushimi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

tanushimi-misheen

tanushimi-misheentan

tanushimi-misooran

tanushimi-misoorantan

ATT

tanushimi-misheeru

tanushimi-misheetaru,
tanushimi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

tanushimi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

tanushimu-tan

Nominalizing

tanushimu-shi

Concessive

tanushimu-shiga

Cause-effect

tanushimu-kutu

Prohibitive

tanushimu-na

Provisional conditional

tanushimu-raa

Questions

tanushimu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

tanushimabiyun,
tanushimabiin

tanushimabitan

tanushimabiran

tanushimabirantan

ATT

tanushimabiyuru,
tanushimabiiru

tanushimabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

tanushimumi

tanushidii

tanushimani

tanushimantii

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, May 9). たぬしぬん【楽しぬん】 : tanushinun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8584/tanushinun/.