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しりーん

shiriin

Pronunciation: [ɕiɾiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To pass; to elapse; to go by
  2. To become late; to get late

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OrthographyForm
Kanaしりーん
Romanizationshiriin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɕiɾiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: shiriyun ~ shiriin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

shiriyun,

shiriin

shiritan

shiriran

shirirantan

ATT

shiriyuru,

shiriiru

shiritaru

Progressive

PRED

shiritoon

shiritootan

shiriteewuran

shiriteewurantan

ATT

shiritooru

shiritootaru

Causative

PRED

shirirasun

shirirachan

shirirasan

shirirasantan

ATT

shirirasuru

shiriracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

shirirariyun,
shirirariin

shiriraritan,
shirirattan

shirirariran,
shiriraran

shirirarirantan,
shiriraratan

ATT

shirirariyuru,
shirirariiru

shiriraritaru,
shirirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

shirirasariyun,
shirirasariin

shirirasaritan

shirirasariran

shirirasarirantan

ATT

shirirasariyuru,
shirirasariiru

shirirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

shiriteen

shiriteetan

shiriteeneen

shiriteeneentan

ATT

shiriteeru

shiriteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

shiritoochun

shiritoochan

shiriteeukan

shiriteeukantan

ATT

shiritoochuru

shiritoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

shirir-

Dictionary

shiriyun,

shiriin

Attributive or Adnominal

shiriyuru,

shiriiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

shiriyu-,

shirii-

Adverbial

shirii

Volitional-Presumptive

shirira

Conjunctive

shiriti

Representative

shiritai

Imperative

shiriri,
shiriree

Conditional

shiriree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

shiriyuru haji,

shiriiru haji

So as to...

shiriyuru gutu,

shiriiru gutu

Before...

shiriyuru mee,

shiriiru mee

While...

shiriyuru qweeda, shiriyuru-qweema,

shiriiru qweeda, shiriiru-qweema

Purpose

shiriyuru tami ni,

shiriiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

shiriti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

shiriti-kwiin

Completive

shiriti-neen

Concessive conditional

shiriti-n

After...

shiriti-kara

After...

shiriti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

shirii-busan

shirii-busantan

shirii-bushikoo neen,

shirii-bushikoo neeran

shirii-bushikoo neentan,

shirii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

shirii-busaru

shirii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

shirii-yassan

shirii-yassantan

shirii-yashikoo neen,

shirii-yashikoo neeran

shirii-yashikoo neentan,

shirii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

shirii-yassaru

shirii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

shirii-gurisan

shirii-gurisantan

shirii-gurikoo neen,

shirii-gurikoo neeran

shirii-gurikoo neentan,

shirii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

shirii-gurisaru

shirii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

shirii-misheen,

shiri-misheen

shirii-misheentan,

shiri-misheentan

shirii-misooran,

shiri-misooran

shirii-misoorantan,

shiri-misoorantan

ATT

shirii-misheeru,

shiri-misheeru

shirii-misheetaru,

shiri-misheetaru,

shirii-misoocharu,

shiri-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

shirii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

shiriyu-tan,

shirii-tan

Nominalizing

shiriyu-shi,

shirii-shi

Concessive

shiriyu-shiga,

shirii-shiga

Cause-effect

shiriyu-kutu,

shirii-kutu

Prohibitive

shiriyu-na,

shirii-na

Provisional conditional

shiriyu-ra

shirii-ra

Questions

shiriyu-ga,

shirii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

shiriyabiyun,
shiriyabiin,

shiriibiyun,
shiriibiin

shiriyabitan,

shiriibitan

shiriyabiran,

shiriibiran

shiriyabirantan,

shiriibirantan

ATT

shiriyabiyuru,
shiriyabiiru,

shiriibiyuru,
shiriibiiru

shiriyabitaru,

shiriibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

shiriyumi,

shiriimi

shiritii

shirirani

shirirantii

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 12). しりーん : shiriin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8627/shiriin/.