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たぬぬん【頼ぬん・恃ぬん・憑ぬん】 : tanunun | define meaning
tanunun
Pronunciation: [tanunuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To ask; to request
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese たのむ【頼む・恃む・憑む】 tanomu "to ask".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 頼ぬん 恃ぬん 憑ぬん |
| Kana | たぬぬん |
| Romanization | tanunun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tanunuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
tanumun,
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tanudan |
tanuman |
tanumantan |
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ATT |
tanumuru,
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tanudaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
tanudoon |
tanudootan |
tanudeewuran |
tanudeewurantan |
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ATT |
tanudooru |
tanudootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
tanumasun |
tanumachan |
tanumasan |
tanumasantan |
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ATT |
tanumasuru |
tanumacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
tanumariyun, |
tanumaritan, |
tanumariran, |
tanumarirantan, |
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ATT |
tanumariyuru, |
tanumaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
tanumasariyun, |
tanumasaritan |
tanumasariran |
tanumasarirantan |
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ATT |
tanumasariyuru, |
tanumasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
tanudeen |
tanudeetan |
tanudeeneen |
tanudeeneentan |
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ATT |
tanudeeru |
tanudeetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
tanudoochun |
tanudoochan |
tanudeeukan |
tanudeeukantan |
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ATT |
tanudoochuru |
tanudoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
tanum- |
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Dictionary |
tanumun, |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
tanumuru,
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
tanumu-,
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Adverbial |
tanumi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
tanuma |
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Conjunctive |
tanudi |
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Representative |
tanudai |
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Imperative |
tanumi, |
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Conditional |
tanumee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
tanumuru haji,
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So as to... |
tanumuru gutu,
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Before... |
tanumuru mee,
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While... |
tanumuru qweeda, tanumuru-qweema,
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Purpose |
tanumuru tami ni,
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
tanudi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
tanudi-kwiin |
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Completive |
tanudi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
tanudi-n |
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After... |
tanudi-kara |
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After... |
tanudi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
tanumi-busan |
tanumi-busantan |
tanumi-bushikoo neen, tanumi-bushikoo neeran |
tanumi-bushikoo neentan, tanumi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tanumi-busaru |
tanumi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
tanumi-yassan |
tanumi-yassantan |
tanumi-yashikoo neen, tanumi-yashikoo neeran |
tanumi-yashikoo neentan, tanumi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tanumi-yassaru |
tanumi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
tanumi-gurisan |
tanumi-gurisantan |
tanumi-gurikoo neen, tanumi-gurikoo neeran |
tanumi-gurikoo neentan, tanumi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tanumi-gurisaru |
tanumi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
tanumi-misheen |
tanumi-misheentan |
tanumi-misooran |
tanumi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
tanumi-misheeru |
tanumi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
tanumi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
tanumu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
tanumu-shi |
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Concessive |
tanumu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
tanumu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
tanumu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
tanumu-raa |
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Questions |
tanumu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
tanumabiyun, |
tanumabitan |
tanumabiran |
tanumabirantan |
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ATT |
tanumabiyuru, |
tanumabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
tanumumi |
tanudii |
tanumani |
tanumantii |
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：たのむ【頼む・恃む・憑む】