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すりーん【揃りーん】

suriin

Pronunciation: [suɾiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To gather; to assemble; to get together; to be all together; to all be present

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese そろう【揃う】 sorou "to get together; to collect".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji揃りーん
Kanaすりーん
Romanizationsuriin
Pronunciation (IPA)[suɾiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: suriyun ~ suriin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

suriyun,

suriin

suritan

suriran

surirantan

ATT

suriyuru,

suriiru

suritaru

Progressive

PRED

suritoon

suritootan

suriteewuran

suriteewurantan

ATT

suritooru

suritootaru

Causative

PRED

surirasun

surirachan

surirasan

surirasantan

ATT

surirasuru

suriracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

surirariyun,
surirariin

suriraritan,
surirattan

surirariran,
suriraran

surirarirantan,
suriraratan

ATT

surirariyuru,
surirariiru

suriraritaru,
surirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

surirasariyun,
surirasariin

surirasaritan

surirasariran

surirasarirantan

ATT

surirasariyuru,
surirasariiru

surirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

suriteen

suriteetan

suriteeneen

suriteeneentan

ATT

suriteeru

suriteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

suritoochun

suritoochan

suriteeukan

suriteeukantan

ATT

suritoochuru

suritoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

surir-

Dictionary

suriyun,

suriin

Attributive or Adnominal

suriyuru,

suriiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

suriyu-,

surii-

Adverbial

surii

Volitional-Presumptive

surira

Conjunctive

suriti

Representative

suritai

Imperative

suriri,
suriree

Conditional

suriree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

suriyuru haji,

suriiru haji

So as to...

suriyuru gutu,

suriiru gutu

Before...

suriyuru mee,

suriiru mee

While...

suriyuru qweeda, suriyuru-qweema,

suriiru qweeda, suriiru-qweema

Purpose

suriyuru tami ni,

suriiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

suriti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

suriti-kwiin

Completive

suriti-neen

Concessive conditional

suriti-n

After...

suriti-kara

After...

suriti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

surii-busan

surii-busantan

surii-bushikoo neen,

surii-bushikoo neeran

surii-bushikoo neentan,

surii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

surii-busaru

surii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

surii-yassan

surii-yassantan

surii-yashikoo neen,

surii-yashikoo neeran

surii-yashikoo neentan,

surii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

surii-yassaru

surii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

surii-gurisan

surii-gurisantan

surii-gurikoo neen,

surii-gurikoo neeran

surii-gurikoo neentan,

surii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

surii-gurisaru

surii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

surii-misheen,

suri-misheen

surii-misheentan,

suri-misheentan

surii-misooran,

suri-misooran

surii-misoorantan,

suri-misoorantan

ATT

surii-misheeru,

suri-misheeru

surii-misheetaru,

suri-misheetaru,

surii-misoocharu,

suri-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

surii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

suriyu-tan,

surii-tan

Nominalizing

suriyu-shi,

surii-shi

Concessive

suriyu-shiga,

surii-shiga

Cause-effect

suriyu-kutu,

surii-kutu

Prohibitive

suriyu-na,

surii-na

Provisional conditional

suriyu-ra

surii-ra

Questions

suriyu-ga,

surii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

suriyabiyun,
suriyabiin,

suriibiyun,
suriibiin

suriyabitan,

suriibitan

suriyabiran,

suriibiran

suriyabirantan,

suriibirantan

ATT

suriyabiyuru,
suriyabiiru,

suriibiyuru,
suriibiiru

suriyabitaru,

suriibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

suriyumi,

suriimi

suritii

surirani

surirantii

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:あつまる【集まる・集る】、そろう【揃う】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 24). すりーん【揃りーん】 : suriin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9007/suriin/.