🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
さじらすん : sajirasun | define meaning
sajirasun
Pronunciation: [sad͡ʑiɾasuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To make thinner; to make narrow
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kana | さじらすん |
| Romanization | sajirasun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [sad͡ʑiɾasuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
sajirasun |
sajirachan |
sajirasan |
sajirasantan |
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ATT |
sajirasuru |
sajiracharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
sajirachoon |
sajirachootan |
sajiracheewuran |
sajiracheewurantan |
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ATT |
sajirachooru |
sajirachootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
sajirasasun |
sajirasachan |
sajirasasan |
sajirasasantan |
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ATT |
sajirasasuru |
sajirasacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
sajirasariyun, |
sajirasaritan, |
sajirasariran, |
sajirasarirantan, |
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ATT |
sajirasariyuru, |
sajirasaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
sajirasasariyun, |
sajirasasaritan |
sajirasasariran |
sajirasasarirantan |
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ATT |
sajirasasariyuru, |
sajirasasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
sajiracheen |
sajiracheetan |
sajiracheeneen |
sajiracheeneentan |
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ATT |
sajiracheeru |
sajiracheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
sajirachoochun |
sajirachoochan |
sajiracheeukan |
sajiracheeukantan |
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ATT |
sajirachoochuru |
sajirachoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
sajiras- |
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Dictionary |
sajirasun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
sajirasuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
sajirasu- |
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Adverbial |
sajirashi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
sajirasa |
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Conjunctive |
sajirachi |
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Representative |
sajirachai |
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Imperative |
sajirashi, |
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Conditional |
sajirashee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
sajirasuru haji |
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So as to... |
sajirasuru gutu |
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Before... |
sajirasuru mee |
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While... |
sajirasuru qweeda, sajirasuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
sajirasuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
sajirachi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
sajirachi-kwiin |
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Completive |
sajirachi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
sajirachi-n |
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After... |
sajirachi-kara |
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After... |
sajirachi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
sajirashi-busan |
sajirashi-busantan |
sajirashi-bushikoo neen, sajirashi-bushikoo neeran |
sajirashi-bushikoo neentan, sajirashi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sajirashi-busaru |
sajirashi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
sajirashi-yassan |
sajirashi-yassantan |
sajirashi-yashikoo neen, sajirashi-yashikoo neeran |
sajirashi-yashikoo neentan, sajirashi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sajirashi-yassaru |
sajirashi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
sajirashi-gurisan |
sajirashi-gurisantan |
sajirashi-gurikoo neen, sajirashi-gurikoo neeran |
sajirashi-gurikoo neentan, sajirashi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
sajirashi-gurisaru |
sajirashi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
sajirashi-misheen |
sajirashi-misheentan |
sajirashi-misooran |
sajirashi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
sajirashi-misheeru |
sajirashi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
sajirashi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
sajirasu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
sajirasu-shi |
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Concessive |
sajirasu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
sajirasu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
sajirasu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
sajirasu-raa |
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Questions |
sajirasu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
sajirasabiyun, |
sajirasabitan |
sajirasabiran |
sajirasabirantan |
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ATT |
sajirasabiyuru, |
sajirasabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
sajirashumi |
sajirachii |
sajirasani |
sajirasantii |
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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