🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あーかすん : aakasun | define meaning
aakasun
Pronunciation: [ʔaːkasuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To tear (up); to rip (up); to cut (up); to split; to separate; to divide
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese あかす【明かす】 akasu "to reveal".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | あーかすん |
| Romanization | aakasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔaːkasuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
aakasun |
aakachan |
aakasan |
aakasantan |
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ATT |
aakasuru |
aakacharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
aakachoon |
aakachootan |
aakacheewuran |
aakacheewurantan |
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ATT |
aakachooru |
aakachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
aakasasun |
aakasachan |
aakasasan |
aakasasantan |
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ATT |
aakasasuru |
aakasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
aakasariyun, |
aakasaritan, |
aakasariran, |
aakasarirantan, |
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ATT |
aakasariyuru, |
aakasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
aakasasariyun, |
aakasasaritan |
aakasasariran |
aakasasarirantan |
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ATT |
aakasasariyuru, |
aakasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
aakacheen |
aakacheetan |
aakacheeneen |
aakacheeneentan |
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ATT |
aakacheeru |
aakacheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
aakachoochun |
aakachoochan |
aakacheeukan |
aakacheeukantan |
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ATT |
aakachoochuru |
aakachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
aakas- |
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Dictionary |
aakasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
aakasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
aakasu- |
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Adverbial |
aakashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
aakasa |
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Conjunctive |
aakachi |
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Representative |
aakachai |
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Imperative |
aakashi, |
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Conditional |
aakashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
aakasuru haji |
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So as to... |
aakasuru gutu |
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Before... |
aakasuru mee |
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While... |
aakasuru qweeda, aakasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
aakasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
aakachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
aakachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
aakachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
aakachi-n |
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After... |
aakachi-kara |
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After... |
aakachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
aakashi-busan |
aakashi-busantan |
aakashi-bushikoo neen, aakashi-bushikoo neeran |
aakashi-bushikoo neentan, aakashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
aakashi-busaru |
aakashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
aakashi-yassan |
aakashi-yassantan |
aakashi-yashikoo neen, aakashi-yashikoo neeran |
aakashi-yashikoo neentan, aakashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
aakashi-yassaru |
aakashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
aakashi-gurisan |
aakashi-gurisantan |
aakashi-gurikoo neen, aakashi-gurikoo neeran |
aakashi-gurikoo neentan, aakashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
aakashi-gurisaru |
aakashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
aakashi-misheen |
aakashi-misheentan |
aakashi-misooran |
aakashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
aakashi-misheeru |
aakashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
aakashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
aakasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
aakasu-shi |
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Concessive |
aakasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
aakasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
aakasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
aakasu-raa |
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Questions |
aakasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
aakasabiyun, |
aakasabitan |
aakasabiran |
aakasabirantan |
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ATT |
aakasabiyuru, |
aakasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
aakashumi |
aakachii |
aakasani |
aakasantii |
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：わる【割る】、さく【裂く・割く】