🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
あだてぃーん : adatiin | define meaning
adatiin
Pronunciation: [ʔadatiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To search (for); to seek
- To ask around; to enquire; to inquire
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kana | あだてぃーん |
| New Okinawa Moji | あだ廒ーん |
| Romanization | adatiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔadatiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
adatiyun, adatiin |
adatitan |
adatiran |
adatirantan |
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ATT |
adatiyuru, adatiiru |
adatitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
adatitoon |
adatitootan |
adatiteewuran |
adatiteewurantan |
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ATT |
adatitooru |
adatitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
adatirasun |
adatirachan |
adatirasan |
adatirasantan |
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ATT |
adatirasuru |
adatiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
adatirariyun, |
adatiraritan, |
adatirariran, |
adatirarirantan, |
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ATT |
adatirariyuru, |
adatiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
adatirasariyun, |
adatirasaritan |
adatirasariran |
adatirasarirantan |
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ATT |
adatirasariyuru, |
adatirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
adatiteen |
adatiteetan |
adatiteeneen |
adatiteeneentan |
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ATT |
adatiteeru |
adatiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
adatitoochun |
adatitoochan |
adatiteeukan |
adatiteeukantan |
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ATT |
adatitoochuru |
adatitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
adatir- |
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Dictionary |
adatiyun, adatiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
adatiyuru, adatiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
adatiyu-, adatii- |
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Adverbial |
adatii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
adatira |
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Conjunctive |
adatiti |
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Representative |
adatitai |
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Imperative |
adatiri, |
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Conditional |
adatiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
adatiyuru haji, adatiiru haji |
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So as to... |
adatiyuru gutu, adatiiru gutu |
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Before... |
adatiyuru mee, adatiiru mee |
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While... |
adatiyuru qweeda, adatiyuru-qweema, adatiiru qweeda, adatiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
adatiyuru tami ni, adatiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
adatiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
adatiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
adatiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
adatiti-n |
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After... |
adatiti-kara |
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After... |
adatiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
adatii-busan |
adatii-busantan |
adatii-bushikoo neen, adatii-bushikoo neeran |
adatii-bushikoo neentan, adatii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
adatii-busaru |
adatii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
adatii-yassan |
adatii-yassantan |
adatii-yashikoo neen, adatii-yashikoo neeran |
adatii-yashikoo neentan, adatii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
adatii-yassaru |
adatii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
adatii-gurisan |
adatii-gurisantan |
adatii-gurikoo neen, adatii-gurikoo neeran |
adatii-gurikoo neentan, adatii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
adatii-gurisaru |
adatii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
adatii-misheen, adati-misheen |
adatii-misheentan, adati-misheentan |
adatii-misooran, adati-misooran |
adatii-misoorantan, adati-misoorantan |
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ATT |
adatii-misheeru, adati-misheeru |
adatii-misheetaru, adati-misheetaru, adatii-misoocharu, adati-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
adatii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
adatiyu-tan, adatii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
adatiyu-shi, adatii-shi |
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Concessive |
adatiyu-shiga, adatii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
adatiyu-kutu, adatii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
adatiyu-na, adatii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
adatiyu-ra adatii-ra |
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Questions |
adatiyu-ga, adatii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
adatiyabiyun, adatiibiyun, |
adatiyabitan, adatiibitan |
adatiyabiran, adatiibiran |
adatiyabirantan, adatiibirantan |
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ATT |
adatiyabiyuru, adatiibiyuru, |
adatiyabitaru, adatiibitaru |
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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.
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