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あだてぃーん

adatiin

Pronunciation: [ʔadatiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To search (for); to seek
  2. To ask around; to enquire; to inquire

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OrthographyForm
Kanaあだてぃーん
New Okinawa Mojiあだ廒ーん
Romanizationadatiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔadatiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: adatiyun ~ adatiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

adatiyun,

adatiin

adatitan

adatiran

adatirantan

ATT

adatiyuru,

adatiiru

adatitaru

Progressive

PRED

adatitoon

adatitootan

adatiteewuran

adatiteewurantan

ATT

adatitooru

adatitootaru

Causative

PRED

adatirasun

adatirachan

adatirasan

adatirasantan

ATT

adatirasuru

adatiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

adatirariyun,
adatirariin

adatiraritan,
adatirattan

adatirariran,
adatiraran

adatirarirantan,
adatiraratan

ATT

adatirariyuru,
adatirariiru

adatiraritaru,
adatirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

adatirasariyun,
adatirasariin

adatirasaritan

adatirasariran

adatirasarirantan

ATT

adatirasariyuru,
adatirasariiru

adatirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

adatiteen

adatiteetan

adatiteeneen

adatiteeneentan

ATT

adatiteeru

adatiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

adatitoochun

adatitoochan

adatiteeukan

adatiteeukantan

ATT

adatitoochuru

adatitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

adatir-

Dictionary

adatiyun,

adatiin

Attributive or Adnominal

adatiyuru,

adatiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

adatiyu-,

adatii-

Adverbial

adatii

Volitional-Presumptive

adatira

Conjunctive

adatiti

Representative

adatitai

Imperative

adatiri,
adatiree

Conditional

adatiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

adatiyuru haji,

adatiiru haji

So as to...

adatiyuru gutu,

adatiiru gutu

Before...

adatiyuru mee,

adatiiru mee

While...

adatiyuru qweeda, adatiyuru-qweema,

adatiiru qweeda, adatiiru-qweema

Purpose

adatiyuru tami ni,

adatiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

adatiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

adatiti-kwiin

Completive

adatiti-neen

Concessive conditional

adatiti-n

After...

adatiti-kara

After...

adatiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

adatii-busan

adatii-busantan

adatii-bushikoo neen,

adatii-bushikoo neeran

adatii-bushikoo neentan,

adatii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

adatii-busaru

adatii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

adatii-yassan

adatii-yassantan

adatii-yashikoo neen,

adatii-yashikoo neeran

adatii-yashikoo neentan,

adatii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

adatii-yassaru

adatii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

adatii-gurisan

adatii-gurisantan

adatii-gurikoo neen,

adatii-gurikoo neeran

adatii-gurikoo neentan,

adatii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

adatii-gurisaru

adatii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

adatii-misheen,

adati-misheen

adatii-misheentan,

adati-misheentan

adatii-misooran,

adati-misooran

adatii-misoorantan,

adati-misoorantan

ATT

adatii-misheeru,

adati-misheeru

adatii-misheetaru,

adati-misheetaru,

adatii-misoocharu,

adati-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

adatii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

adatiyu-tan,

adatii-tan

Nominalizing

adatiyu-shi,

adatii-shi

Concessive

adatiyu-shiga,

adatii-shiga

Cause-effect

adatiyu-kutu,

adatii-kutu

Prohibitive

adatiyu-na,

adatii-na

Provisional conditional

adatiyu-ra

adatii-ra

Questions

adatiyu-ga,

adatii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

adatiyabiyun,
adatiyabiin,

adatiibiyun,
adatiibiin

adatiyabitan,

adatiibitan

adatiyabiran,

adatiibiran

adatiyabirantan,

adatiibirantan

ATT

adatiyabiyuru,
adatiyabiiru,

adatiibiyuru,
adatiibiiru

adatiyabitaru,

adatiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

adatiyumi,

adatiimi

adatitii

adatirani

adatirantii

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:さがす【捜す】、さがしもとめる【捜し求める】、たずねもとめる【尋ね求める】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 21). あだてぃーん : adatiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8976/adatiin/.