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うびーん【覚ん・憶ん・覚いん・憶いん・覚びーん・憶びーん】 : ubiin | define meaning

ubiin

Pronunciation: [ʔubiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Transitive

To remember; to memorize; to memorise; to retain; to recall
To learn

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese おぼえる【覚える・憶える】 oboeru "to remember; to learn".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	覚ん憶ん覚いん憶いん覚びーん憶びーん
Kana	うびーん
Romanization	ubiin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔubiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **ubiyun** ~ **ubiin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	ubiyun, ubiin	ubitan	ubiran	ubirantan
	ATT	ubiyuru, ubiiru	ubitaru
Progressive	PRED	ubitoon	ubitootan	ubiteewuran	ubiteewurantan
	ATT	ubitooru	ubitootaru
Causative	PRED	ubirasun	ubirachan	ubirasan	ubirasantan
	ATT	ubirasuru	ubiracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	ubirariyun, ubirariin	ubiraritan, ubirattan	ubirariran, ubiraran	ubirarirantan, ubiraratan
	ATT	ubirariyuru, ubirariiru	ubiraritaru, ubirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	ubirasariyun, ubirasariin	ubirasaritan	ubirasariran	ubirasarirantan
	ATT	ubirasariyuru, ubirasariiru	ubirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	ubiteen	ubiteetan	ubiteeneen	ubiteeneentan
	ATT	ubiteeru	ubiteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	ubitoochun	ubitoochan	ubiteeukan	ubiteeukantan
	ATT	ubitoochuru	ubitoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	ubir-
Dictionary	ubiyun, ubiin
Attributive or Adnominal	ubiyuru, ubiiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	ubiyu-, ubii-
Adverbial	ubii
Volitional-Presumptive	ubira
Conjunctive	ubiti
Representative	ubitai
Imperative	ubiri, ubiree
Conditional	ubiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	ubiyuru haji, ubiiru haji
So as to...	ubiyuru gutu, ubiiru gutu
Before...	ubiyuru mee, ubiiru mee
While...	ubiyuru qweeda, ubiyuru-qweema, ubiiru qweeda, ubiiru-qweema
Purpose	ubiyuru tami ni, ubiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	ubiti-kwimisooree
Benefactive	ubiti-kwiin
Completive	ubiti-neen
Concessive conditional	ubiti-n
After...	ubiti-kara
After...	ubiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	ubii-busan	ubii-busantan	ubii-bushikoo neen, ubii-bushikoo neeran	ubii-bushikoo neentan, ubii-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	ubii-busaru	ubii-busataru	ubii-bushikoo neen, ubii-bushikoo neeran	ubii-bushikoo neentan, ubii-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	ubii-yassan	ubii-yassantan	ubii-yashikoo neen, ubii-yashikoo neeran	ubii-yashikoo neentan, ubii-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	ubii-yassaru	ubii-yassataru	ubii-yashikoo neen, ubii-yashikoo neeran	ubii-yashikoo neentan, ubii-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	ubii-gurisan	ubii-gurisantan	ubii-gurikoo neen, ubii-gurikoo neeran	ubii-gurikoo neentan, ubii-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	ubii-gurisaru	ubii-gurisataru	ubii-gurikoo neen, ubii-gurikoo neeran	ubii-gurikoo neentan, ubii-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	ubii-misheen, ubi-misheen	ubii-misheentan, ubi-misheentan	ubii-misooran, ubi-misooran	ubii-misoorantan, ubi-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	ubii-misheeru, ubi-misheeru	ubii-misheetaru, ubi-misheetaru, ubii-misoocharu, ubi-misoocharu	ubii-misooran, ubi-misooran	ubii-misoorantan, ubi-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	ubii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	ubiyu-tan, ubii-tan
Nominalizing	ubiyu-shi, ubii-shi
Concessive	ubiyu-shiga, ubii-shiga
Cause-effect	ubiyu-kutu, ubii-kutu
Prohibitive	ubiyu-na, ubii-na
Provisional conditional	ubiyu-ra ubii-ra
Questions	ubiyu-ga, ubii-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	ubiyabiyun, ubiyabiin, ubiibiyun, ubiibiin	ubiyabitan, ubiibitan	ubiyabiran, ubiibiran	ubiyabirantan, ubiibirantan
Polite	ATT	ubiyabiyuru, ubiyabiiru, ubiibiyuru, ubiibiiru	ubiyabitaru, ubiibitaru	ubiyabiran, ubiibiran	ubiyabirantan, ubiibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	ubiyumi, ubiimi	ubitii	ubirani	ubirantii

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, September 12). うびーん【覚ん・憶ん・覚いん・憶いん・覚びーん・憶びーん】 : ubiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, September 21, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9111/ubiin/.