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あしがちゅん

ashigachun

Pronunciation: [ʔaɕiɡat͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To lose one's patience; to become impatient; to lose one's cool; to become irritated; to become frustrated
  2. To be anxious; to fret

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OrthographyForm
Kanaあしがちゅん
Romanizationashigachun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔaɕiɡat͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: ashigachun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

ashigachun

ashigachan

ashigakan

ashigakantan

ATT

ashigachuru

ashigacharu

Progressive

PRED

ashigachoon

ashigachootan

ashigacheewuran

ashigacheewurantan

ATT

ashigachooru

ashigachootaru

Causative

PRED

ashigakasun

ashigakachan

ashigakasan

ashigakasantan

ATT

ashigakasuru

ashigakacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

ashigakariyun,
ashigakariin

ashigakaritan,
ashigakattan

ashigakariran,
ashigakaran

ashigakarirantan,
ashigakaratan

ATT

ashigakariyuru,
ashigakariiru

ashigakaritaru,
ashigakattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

ashigakasariyun,
ashigakasariin

ashigakasaritan

ashigakasariran

ashigakasarirantan

ATT

ashigakasariyuru,
ashigakasariiru

ashigakasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

ashigacheen

ashigacheetan

ashigacheeneen

ashigacheeneentan

ATT

ashigacheeru

ashigacheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

ashigachoochun

ashigachoochan

ashigacheeukan

ashigacheeukantan

ATT

ashigachoochuru

ashigachoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

ashigak-

Dictionary

ashigachun

Attributive or Adnominal

ashigachuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

ashigachu-

Adverbial

ashigachi

Volitional-Presumptive

ashigaka

Conjunctive

ashigachi

Representative

ashigachai

Imperative

ashigaki,
ashigakee

Conditional

ashigakee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

ashigachuru haji

So as to...

ashigachuru gutu

Before...

ashigachuru mee

While...

ashigachuru qweeda, ashiganuru-qweema

Purpose

ashigachuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

ashigachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

ashigachi-kwiin

Completive

ashigachi-neen

Concessive conditional

ashigachi-n

After...

ashigachi-kara

After...

ashigachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

ashigachi-busan

ashigachi-busantan

ashigachi-bushikoo neen,

ashigachi-bushikoo neeran

ashigachi-bushikoo neentan,

ashigachi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

ashigachi-busaru

ashigachi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

ashigachi-yassan

ashigachi-yassantan

ashigachi-yashikoo neen,

ashigachi-yashikoo neeran

ashigachi-yashikoo neentan,

ashigachi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

ashigachi-yassaru

ashigachi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

ashigachi-gurisan

ashigachi-gurisantan

ashigachi-gurikoo neen,

ashigachi-gurikoo neeran

ashigachi-gurikoo neentan,

ashigachi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

ashigachi-gurisaru

ashigachi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

ashigachi-misheen

ashigachi-misheentan

ashigachi-misooran

ashigachi-misoorantan

ATT

ashigachi-misheeru

ashigachi-misheetaru,
ashigachi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

ashigachi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

ashigachu-tan

Nominalizing

ashigachu-shi

Concessive

ashigachu-shiga

Cause-effect

ashigachu-kutu

Prohibitive

ashigachu-na

Provisional conditional

ashigachu-raa

Questions

ashigachu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

ashigachabiyun,
ashigachabiin

ashigachabitan

ashigachabiran

ashigachabirantan

ATT

ashigachabiyuru,
ashigachabiiru

ashigachabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

ashigachumi

ashigachii

ashigakani

ashigakantii

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:あせる【焦る】、いらだつ【苛立つ】、やきもきする

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あしがちゅん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 2). あしがちゅん : ashigachun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 24, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8812/ashigachun/.