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ふぃだたいん【隔たいん・距たいん】

fidatain

Pronunciation: [ɸidataiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Intransitive

  1. To become distant (from one another); to become estranged

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese へだたる【隔たる・距たる】 hedataru "to become distant".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji隔たいん
距たいん
Kanaふぃだたいん
New Okinawa Moji懲だたいん
Romanizationfidatain
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɸidataiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: fidatayun ~ fidatain

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

fidatayun,

fidatain

fidatatan

fidataran

fidatarantan

ATT

fidatayuru,

fidatairu

fidatataru

Progressive

PRED

fidatatoon

fidatatootan

fidatateewuran

fidatateewurantan

ATT

fidatatooru

fidatatootaru

Causative

PRED

fidatarasun

fidatarachan

fidatarasan

fidatarasantan

ATT

fidatarasuru

fidataracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

fidatarariyun,
fidatarariin

fidatararitan,
fidatarattan

fidatarariran,
fidatararan

fidatararirantan,
fidatararatan

ATT

fidatarariyuru,
fidatarariiru

fidatararitaru,
fidatarattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

fidatarasariyun,
fidatarasariin

fidatarasaritan

fidatarasariran

fidatarasarirantan

ATT

fidatarasariyuru,
fidatarasariiru

fidatarasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

fidatateen

fidatateetan

fidatateeneen

fidatateeneentan

ATT

fidatateeru

fidatateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

fidatatoochun

fidatatoochan

fidatateeukan

fidatateeukantan

ATT

fidatatoochuru

fidatatoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

fidatar-

Dictionary

fidatayun,

fidatain

Attributive or Adnominal

fidatayuru,

fidatairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

fidatayu-,

fidatai-

Adverbial

fidatai

Volitional-Presumptive

fidatara

Conjunctive

fidatati

Representative

fidatatai

Imperative

fidatari,
fidataree

Conditional

fidataree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

fidatayuru haji,

fidatairu haji

So as to...

fidatayuru gutu,

fidatairu gutu

Before...

fidatayuru mee,

fidatairu mee

While...

fidatayuru qweeda, fidatayuru-qweema,

fidatairu qweeda, fidatairu-qweema

Purpose

fidatayuru tami ni,

fidatairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

fidatati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

fidatati-kwiin

Completive

fidatati-neen

Concessive conditional

fidatati-n

After...

fidatati-kara

After...

fidatati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

fidatai-busan

fidatai-busantan

fidatai-bushikoo neen,

fidatai-bushikoo neeran

fidatai-bushikoo neentan,

fidatai-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

fidatai-busaru

fidatai-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

fidatai-yassan

fidatai-yassantan

fidatai-yashikoo neen,

fidatai-yashikoo neeran

fidatai-yashikoo neentan,

fidatai-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

fidatai-yassaru

fidatai-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

fidatai-gurisan

fidatai-gurisantan

fidatai-gurikoo neen,

fidatai-gurikoo neeran

fidatai-gurikoo neentan,

fidatai-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

fidatai-gurisaru

fidatai-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

fidatai-misheen,

fidata-misheen

fidatai-misheentan,

fidata-misheentan

fidatai-misooran,

fidata-misooran

fidatai-misoorantan,

fidata-misoorantan

ATT

fidatai-misheeru,

fidata-misheeru

fidatai-misheetaru,

fidata-misheetaru,

fidatai-misoocharu,

fidata-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

fidatai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

fidatayu-tan,

fidatai-tan

Nominalizing

fidatayu-shi,

fidatai-shi

Concessive

fidatayu-shiga,

fidatai-shiga

Cause-effect

fidatayu-kutu,

fidatai-kutu

Prohibitive

fidatayu-na,

fidatai-na

Provisional conditional

fidatayu-ra

fidatai-ra

Questions

fidatayu-ga,

fidatai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

fidatayabiyun,
fidatayabiin,

fidataibiyun,
fidataibiin

fidatayabitan,

fidataibitan

fidatayabiran,

fidataibiran

fidatayabirantan,

fidataibirantan

ATT

fidatayabiyuru,
fidatayabiiru,

fidataibiyuru,
fidataibiiru

fidatayabitaru,

fidataibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

fidatayumi,

fidataimi

fidatatii

fidatarani

fidatarantii

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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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, July 19). ふぃだたいん【隔たいん・距たいん】 : fidatain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, August 23, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9061/fidatain/.