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ならびーん【並びーん・双びーん・竝びーん】

narabiin

Pronunciation: [naɾabiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To line up; to arrange in a line

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ならべる【並べる・双べる・竝べる】 naraberu "to line up".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji並びーん
双びーん
竝びーん
Kanaならびーん
Romanizationnarabiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[naɾabiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: narabiyun ~ narabiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

narabiyun,

narabiin

narabitan

narabiran

narabirantan

ATT

narabiyuru,

narabiiru

narabitaru

Progressive

PRED

narabitoon

narabitootan

narabiteewuran

narabiteewurantan

ATT

narabitooru

narabitootaru

Causative

PRED

narabirasun

narabirachan

narabirasan

narabirasantan

ATT

narabirasuru

narabiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

narabirariyun,
narabirariin

narabiraritan,
narabirattan

narabirariran,
narabiraran

narabirarirantan,
narabiraratan

ATT

narabirariyuru,
narabirariiru

narabiraritaru,
narabirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

narabirasariyun,
narabirasariin

narabirasaritan

narabirasariran

narabirasarirantan

ATT

narabirasariyuru,
narabirasariiru

narabirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

narabiteen

narabiteetan

narabiteeneen

narabiteeneentan

ATT

narabiteeru

narabiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

narabitoochun

narabitoochan

narabiteeukan

narabiteeukantan

ATT

narabitoochuru

narabitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

narabir-

Dictionary

narabiyun,

narabiin

Attributive or Adnominal

narabiyuru,

narabiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

narabiyu-,

narabii-

Adverbial

narabii

Volitional-Presumptive

narabira

Conjunctive

narabiti

Representative

narabitai

Imperative

narabiri,
narabiree

Conditional

narabiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

narabiyuru haji,

narabiiru haji

So as to...

narabiyuru gutu,

narabiiru gutu

Before...

narabiyuru mee,

narabiiru mee

While...

narabiyuru qweeda, narabiyuru-qweema,

narabiiru qweeda, narabiiru-qweema

Purpose

narabiyuru tami ni,

narabiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

narabiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

narabiti-kwiin

Completive

narabiti-neen

Concessive conditional

narabiti-n

After...

narabiti-kara

After...

narabiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

narabii-busan

narabii-busantan

narabii-bushikoo neen,

narabii-bushikoo neeran

narabii-bushikoo neentan,

narabii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

narabii-busaru

narabii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

narabii-yassan

narabii-yassantan

narabii-yashikoo neen,

narabii-yashikoo neeran

narabii-yashikoo neentan,

narabii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

narabii-yassaru

narabii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

narabii-gurisan

narabii-gurisantan

narabii-gurikoo neen,

narabii-gurikoo neeran

narabii-gurikoo neentan,

narabii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

narabii-gurisaru

narabii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

narabii-misheen,

narabi-misheen

narabii-misheentan,

narabi-misheentan

narabii-misooran,

narabi-misooran

narabii-misoorantan,

narabi-misoorantan

ATT

narabii-misheeru,

narabi-misheeru

narabii-misheetaru,

narabi-misheetaru,

narabii-misoocharu,

narabi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

narabii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

narabiyu-tan,

narabii-tan

Nominalizing

narabiyu-shi,

narabii-shi

Concessive

narabiyu-shiga,

narabii-shiga

Cause-effect

narabiyu-kutu,

narabii-kutu

Prohibitive

narabiyu-na,

narabii-na

Provisional conditional

narabiyu-ra

narabii-ra

Questions

narabiyu-ga,

narabii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

narabiyabiyun,
narabiyabiin,

narabiibiyun,
narabiibiin

narabiyabitan,

narabiibitan

narabiyabiran,

narabiibiran

narabiyabirantan,

narabiibirantan

ATT

narabiyabiyuru,
narabiyabiiru,

narabiibiyuru,
narabiibiiru

narabiyabitaru,

narabiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

narabiyumi,

narabiimi

narabitii

narabirani

narabirantii

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:ならべる【並べる・双べる・竝べる】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 14). ならびーん【並びーん・双びーん・竝びーん】 : narabiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8650/narabiin/.