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なしれーいん

nashireein

Pronunciation: [naɕiɾeːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To forgive; to pardon

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OrthographyForm
Kanaなしれーいん
Romanizationnashireein
Pronunciation (IPA)[naɕiɾeːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: nashireeyun ~ nashireein

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

nashireeyun,

nashireein

nashireetan

nashireeran

nashireerantan

ATT

nashireeyuru,

nashireeiru

nashireetaru

Progressive

PRED

nashireetoon

nashireetootan

nashireeteewuran

nashireeteewurantan

ATT

nashireetooru

nashireetootaru

Causative

PRED

nashireerasun

nashireerachan

nashireerasan

nashireerasantan

ATT

nashireerasuru

nashireeracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

nashireerariyun,
nashireerariin

nashireeraritan,
nashireerattan

nashireerariran,
nashireeraran

nashireerarirantan,
nashireeraratan

ATT

nashireerariyuru,
nashireerariiru

nashireeraritaru,
nashireerattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

nashireerasariyun,
nashireerasariin

nashireerasaritan

nashireerasariran

nashireerasarirantan

ATT

nashireerasariyuru,
nashireerasariiru

nashireerasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

nashireeteen

nashireeteetan

nashireeteeneen

nashireeteeneentan

ATT

nashireeteeru

nashireeteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

nashireetoochun

nashireetoochan

nashireeteeukan

nashireeteeukantan

ATT

nashireetoochuru

nashireetoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

nashireer-

Dictionary

nashireeyun,

nashireein

Attributive or Adnominal

nashireeyuru,

nashireeiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

nashireeyu-,

nashireei-

Adverbial

nashireei

Volitional-Presumptive

nashireera

Conjunctive

nashireeti

Representative

nashireetai

Imperative

nashireeri,
nashireeree

Conditional

nashireeree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

nashireeyuru haji,

nashireeiru haji

So as to...

nashireeyuru gutu,

nashireeiru gutu

Before...

nashireeyuru mee,

nashireeiru mee

While...

nashireeyuru qweeda, nashireeyuru-qweema,

nashireeiru qweeda, nashireeiru-qweema

Purpose

nashireeyuru tami ni,

nashireeiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

nashireeti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

nashireeti-kwiin

Completive

nashireeti-neen

Concessive conditional

nashireeti-n

After...

nashireeti-kara

After...

nashireeti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

nashireei-busan

nashireei-busantan

nashireei-bushikoo neen,

nashireei-bushikoo neeran

nashireei-bushikoo neentan,

nashireei-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

nashireei-busaru

nashireei-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

nashireei-yassan

nashireei-yassantan

nashireei-yashikoo neen,

nashireei-yashikoo neeran

nashireei-yashikoo neentan,

nashireei-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

nashireei-yassaru

nashireei-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

nashireei-gurisan

nashireei-gurisantan

nashireei-gurikoo neen,

nashireei-gurikoo neeran

nashireei-gurikoo neentan,

nashireei-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

nashireei-gurisaru

nashireei-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

nashireei-misheen,

nashiree-misheen

nashireei-misheentan,

nashiree-misheentan

nashireei-misooran,

nashiree-misooran

nashireei-misoorantan,

nashiree-misoorantan

ATT

nashireei-misheeru,

nashiree-misheeru

nashireei-misheetaru,

nashiree-misheetaru,

nashireei-misoocharu,

nashiree-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

nashireei-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

nashireeyu-tan,

nashireei-tan

Nominalizing

nashireeyu-shi,

nashireei-shi

Concessive

nashireeyu-shiga,

nashireei-shiga

Cause-effect

nashireeyu-kutu,

nashireei-kutu

Prohibitive

nashireeyu-na,

nashireei-na

Provisional conditional

nashireeyu-ra

nashireei-ra

Questions

nashireeyu-ga,

nashireei-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

nashireeyabiyun,
nashireeyabiin,

nashireeibiyun,
nashireeibiin

nashireeyabitan,

nashireeibitan

nashireeyabiran,

nashireeibiran

nashireeyabirantan,

nashireeibirantan

ATT

nashireeyabiyuru,
nashireeyabiiru,

nashireeibiyuru,
nashireeibiiru

nashireeyabitaru,

nashireeibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

nashireeyumi,

nashireeimi

nashireetii

nashireerani

nashireerantii

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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なしれーいん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 14). なしれーいん : nashireein | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8918/nashireein/.