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っんじーん・ぅんじーん

qnjiin · 'njiin

Pronunciation: [ʔn̩d͡ʑiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To go out; to come out; to leave; to exit

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaっんじーん
ぅんじーん
New Okinawa Moji望じーん
Romanizationqnjiin
ʔnjiin
'njiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔn̩d͡ʑiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: qnjiyun ~ qnjiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

qnjiyun,

qnjiin

qnjitan

qnjiran

qnjirantan

ATT

qnjiyuru,

qnjiiru

qnjitaru

Progressive

PRED

qnjitoon

qnjitootan

qnjiteewuran

qnjiteewurantan

ATT

qnjitooru

qnjitootaru

Causative

PRED

qnjirasun

qnjirachan

qnjirasan

qnjirasantan

ATT

qnjirasuru

qnjiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

qnjirariyun,
qnjirariin

qnjiraritan,
qnjirattan

qnjirariran,
qnjiraran

qnjirarirantan,
qnjiraratan

ATT

qnjirariyuru,
qnjirariiru

qnjiraritaru,
qnjirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

qnjirasariyun,
qnjirasariin

qnjirasaritan

qnjirasariran

qnjirasarirantan

ATT

qnjirasariyuru,
qnjirasariiru

qnjirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

qnjiteen

qnjiteetan

qnjiteeneen

qnjiteeneentan

ATT

qnjiteeru

qnjiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

qnjitoochun

qnjitoochan

qnjiteeukan

qnjiteeukantan

ATT

qnjitoochuru

qnjitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

qnjir-

Dictionary

qnjiyun,

qnjiin

Attributive or Adnominal

qnjiyuru,

qnjiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

qnjiyu-,

qnjii-

Adverbial

qnjii

Volitional-Presumptive

qnjira

Conjunctive

qnjiti

Representative

qnjitai

Imperative

qnjiri,
qnjiree

Conditional

qnjiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

qnjiyuru haji,

qnjiiru haji

So as to...

qnjiyuru gutu,

qnjiiru gutu

Before...

qnjiyuru mee,

qnjiiru mee

While...

qnjiyuru qweeda, qnjiyuru-qweema,

qnjiiru qweeda, qnjiiru-qweema

Purpose

qnjiyuru tami ni,

qnjiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

qnjiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

qnjiti-kwiin

Completive

qnjiti-neen

Concessive conditional

qnjiti-n

After...

qnjiti-kara

After...

qnjiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

qnjii-busan

qnjii-busantan

qnjii-bushikoo neen,

qnjii-bushikoo neeran

qnjii-bushikoo neentan,

qnjii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

qnjii-busaru

qnjii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

qnjii-yassan

qnjii-yassantan

qnjii-yashikoo neen,

qnjii-yashikoo neeran

qnjii-yashikoo neentan,

qnjii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

qnjii-yassaru

qnjii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

qnjii-gurisan

qnjii-gurisantan

qnjii-gurikoo neen,

qnjii-gurikoo neeran

qnjii-gurikoo neentan,

qnjii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

qnjii-gurisaru

qnjii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

qnjii-misheen,

qnji-misheen

qnjii-misheentan,

qnji-misheentan

qnjii-misooran,

qnji-misooran

qnjii-misoorantan,

qnji-misoorantan

ATT

qnjii-misheeru,

qnji-misheeru

qnjii-misheetaru,

qnji-misheetaru,

qnjii-misoocharu,

qnji-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

qnjii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

qnjiyu-tan,

qnjii-tan

Nominalizing

qnjiyu-shi,

qnjii-shi

Concessive

qnjiyu-shiga,

qnjii-shiga

Cause-effect

qnjiyu-kutu,

qnjii-kutu

Prohibitive

qnjiyu-na,

qnjii-na

Provisional conditional

qnjiyu-ra

qnjii-ra

Questions

qnjiyu-ga,

qnjii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

qnjiyabiyun,
qnjiyabiin,

qnjiibiyun,
qnjiibiin

qnjiyabitan,

qnjiibitan

qnjiyabiran,

qnjiibiran

qnjiyabirantan,

qnjiibirantan

ATT

qnjiyabiyuru,
qnjiyabiiru,

qnjiibiyuru,
qnjiibiiru

qnjiyabitaru,

qnjiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

qnjiyumi,

qnjiimi

qnjitii

qnjirani

qnjirantii

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 31). っんじーん・ぅんじーん : qnjiin · 'njiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8767/qnjiin-'njiin/.