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うしながすん【押し流すん】

ushinagasun

Pronunciation: [ʔuɕinaɡasuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Transitive

  1. To wash away; to wash out; to sweep away

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese おしながす【押し流す・押流す】 oshinagasu "to wash away".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji押し流すん
Kanaうしながすん
Romanizationushinagasun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔuɕinaɡasuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: ushinagasun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

ushinagasun

ushinagachan

ushinagasan

ushinagasantan

ATT

ushinagasuru

ushinagacharu

Progressive

PRED

ushinagachoon

ushinagachootan

ushinagacheewuran

ushinagacheewurantan

ATT

ushinagachooru

ushinagachootaru

Causative

PRED

ushinagasasun

ushinagasachan

ushinagasasan

ushinagasasantan

ATT

ushinagasasuru

ushinagasacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

ushinagasariyun,
ushinagasariin

ushinagasaritan,
ushinagasattan

ushinagasariran,
ushinagasaran

ushinagasarirantan,
ushinagasaratan

ATT

ushinagasariyuru,
ushinagasariiru

ushinagasaritaru,
ushinagasattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

ushinagasasariyun,
ushinagasasariin

ushinagasasaritan

ushinagasasariran

ushinagasasarirantan

ATT

ushinagasasariyuru,
ushinagasasariiru

ushinagasasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

ushinagacheen

ushinagacheetan

ushinagacheeneen

ushinagacheeneentan

ATT

ushinagacheeru

ushinagacheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

ushinagachoochun

ushinagachoochan

ushinagacheeukan

ushinagacheeukantan

ATT

ushinagachoochuru

ushinagachoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

ushinagas-

Dictionary

ushinagasun

Attributive or Adnominal

ushinagasuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

ushinagasu-

Adverbial

ushinagashi

Volitional-Presumptive

ushinagasa

Conjunctive

ushinagachi

Representative

ushinagachai

Imperative

ushinagashi,
ushinagashee

Conditional

ushinagashee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

ushinagasuru haji

So as to...

ushinagasuru gutu

Before...

ushinagasuru mee

While...

ushinagasuru qweeda, ushinagasuru-qweema

Purpose

ushinagasuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

ushinagachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

ushinagachi-kwiin

Completive

ushinagachi-neen

Concessive conditional

ushinagachi-n

After...

ushinagachi-kara

After...

ushinagachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

ushinagashi-busan

ushinagashi-busantan

ushinagashi-bushikoo neen,

ushinagashi-bushikoo neeran

ushinagashi-bushikoo neentan,

ushinagashi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

ushinagashi-busaru

ushinagashi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

ushinagashi-yassan

ushinagashi-yassantan

ushinagashi-yashikoo neen,

ushinagashi-yashikoo neeran

ushinagashi-yashikoo neentan,

ushinagashi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

ushinagashi-yassaru

ushinagashi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

ushinagashi-gurisan

ushinagashi-gurisantan

ushinagashi-gurikoo neen,

ushinagashi-gurikoo neeran

ushinagashi-gurikoo neentan,

ushinagashi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

ushinagashi-gurisaru

ushinagashi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

ushinagashi-misheen

ushinagashi-misheentan

ushinagashi-misooran

ushinagashi-misoorantan

ATT

ushinagashi-misheeru

ushinagashi-misheetaru,
ushinagashi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

ushinagashi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

ushinagasu-tan

Nominalizing

ushinagasu-shi

Concessive

ushinagasu-shiga

Cause-effect

ushinagasu-kutu

Prohibitive

ushinagasu-na

Provisional conditional

ushinagasu-raa

Questions

ushinagasu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

ushinagasabiyun,
ushinagasabiin

ushinagasabitan

ushinagasabiran

ushinagasabirantan

ATT

ushinagasabiyuru,
ushinagasabiiru

ushinagasabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

ushinagashumi

ushinagachii

ushinagasani

ushinagasantii

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:おしながす【押し流す・押流す】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, July 17). うしながすん【押し流すん】 : ushinagasun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, August 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9047/ushinagasun/.