🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
たいん【足いん】 : tain | define meaning
tain
Pronunciation: [taiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb, Intransitive
- To be enough; to be sufficient
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese たりる【足りる】 tariru "to be enough"'.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 足いん |
| Kana | たいん |
| Romanization | tain |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [taiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
tayun, tain |
tatan |
taran |
tarantan |
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ATT |
tayuru, tairu |
tataru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
tatoon |
tatootan |
tateewuran |
tateewurantan |
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ATT |
tatooru |
tatootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
tarasun |
tarachan |
tarasan |
tarasantan |
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ATT |
tarasuru |
taracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
tarariyun, |
tararitan, |
tarariran, |
tararirantan, |
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ATT |
tarariyuru, |
tararitaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
tarasariyun, |
tarasaritan |
tarasariran |
tarasarirantan |
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ATT |
tarasariyuru, |
tarasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
tateen |
tateetan |
tateeneen |
tateeneentan |
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ATT |
tateeru |
tateetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
tatoochun |
tatoochan |
tateeukan |
tateeukantan |
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ATT |
tatoochuru |
tatoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
tar- |
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Dictionary |
tayun, tain |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
tayuru, tairu |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
tayu-, tai- |
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Adverbial |
tai |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
tara |
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Conjunctive |
tati |
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Representative |
tatai |
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Imperative |
tari, |
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Conditional |
taree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
tayuru haji, tairu haji |
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So as to... |
tayuru gutu, tairu gutu |
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Before... |
tayuru mee, tairu mee |
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While... |
tayuru qweeda, tayuru-qweema, tairu qweeda, tairu-qweema |
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Purpose |
tayuru tami ni, tairu tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
tati-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
tati-kwiin |
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Completive |
tati-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
tati-n |
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After... |
tati-kara |
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After... |
tati-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
tai-busan |
tai-busantan |
tai-bushikoo neen, tai-bushikoo neeran |
tai-bushikoo neentan, tai-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tai-busaru |
tai-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
tai-yassan |
tai-yassantan |
tai-yashikoo neen, tai-yashikoo neeran |
tai-yashikoo neentan, tai-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tai-yassaru |
tai-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
tai-gurisan |
tai-gurisantan |
tai-gurikoo neen, tai-gurikoo neeran |
tai-gurikoo neentan, tai-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
tai-gurisaru |
tai-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
tai-misheen, ta-misheen |
tai-misheentan, ta-misheentan |
tai-misooran, ta-misooran |
tai-misoorantan, ta-misoorantan |
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ATT |
tai-misheeru, ta-misheeru |
tai-misheetaru, ta-misheetaru, tai-misoocharu, ta-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
tai-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
tayu-tan, tai-tan |
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Nominalizing |
tayu-shi, tai-shi |
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Concessive |
tayu-shiga, tai-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
tayu-kutu, tai-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
tayu-na, tai-na |
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Provisional conditional |
tayu-ra tai-ra |
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Questions |
tayu-ga, tai-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
tayabiyun, taibiyun, |
tayabitan, taibitan |
tayabiran, taibiran |
tayabirantan, taibirantan |
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ATT |
tayabiyuru, taibiyuru, |
tayabitaru, taibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
tayumi, taimi |
tatii |
tarani |
tarantii |
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：たりる【足りる】