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はるみーん

harumiin

Pronunciation: [haɾumiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Transitive

  1. To offer an explanation; to explain; to defend oneself; to clear one's name

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaはるみーん
Romanizationharumiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[haɾumiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: harumiyun ~ harumiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

harumiyun,

harumiin

harumitan

harumiran

harumirantan

ATT

harumiyuru,

harumiiru

harumitaru

Progressive

PRED

harumitoon

harumitootan

harumiteewuran

harumiteewurantan

ATT

harumitooru

harumitootaru

Causative

PRED

harumirasun

harumirachan

harumirasan

harumirasantan

ATT

harumirasuru

harumiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

harumirariyun,
harumirariin

harumiraritan,
harumirattan

harumirariran,
harumiraran

harumirarirantan,
harumiraratan

ATT

harumirariyuru,
harumirariiru

harumiraritaru,
harumirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

harumirasariyun,
harumirasariin

harumirasaritan

harumirasariran

harumirasarirantan

ATT

harumirasariyuru,
harumirasariiru

harumirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

harumiteen

harumiteetan

harumiteeneen

harumiteeneentan

ATT

harumiteeru

harumiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

harumitoochun

harumitoochan

harumiteeukan

harumiteeukantan

ATT

harumitoochuru

harumitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

harumir-

Dictionary

harumiyun,

harumiin

Attributive or Adnominal

harumiyuru,

harumiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

harumiyu-,

harumii-

Adverbial

harumii

Volitional-Presumptive

harumira

Conjunctive

harumiti

Representative

harumitai

Imperative

harumiri,
harumiree

Conditional

harumiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

harumiyuru haji,

harumiiru haji

So as to...

harumiyuru gutu,

harumiiru gutu

Before...

harumiyuru mee,

harumiiru mee

While...

harumiyuru qweeda, harumiyuru-qweema,

harumiiru qweeda, harumiiru-qweema

Purpose

harumiyuru tami ni,

harumiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

harumiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

harumiti-kwiin

Completive

harumiti-neen

Concessive conditional

harumiti-n

After...

harumiti-kara

After...

harumiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

harumii-busan

harumii-busantan

harumii-bushikoo neen,

harumii-bushikoo neeran

harumii-bushikoo neentan,

harumii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

harumii-busaru

harumii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

harumii-yassan

harumii-yassantan

harumii-yashikoo neen,

harumii-yashikoo neeran

harumii-yashikoo neentan,

harumii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

harumii-yassaru

harumii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

harumii-gurisan

harumii-gurisantan

harumii-gurikoo neen,

harumii-gurikoo neeran

harumii-gurikoo neentan,

harumii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

harumii-gurisaru

harumii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

harumii-misheen,

harumi-misheen

harumii-misheentan,

harumi-misheentan

harumii-misooran,

harumi-misooran

harumii-misoorantan,

harumi-misoorantan

ATT

harumii-misheeru,

harumi-misheeru

harumii-misheetaru,

harumi-misheetaru,

harumii-misoocharu,

harumi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

harumii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

harumiyu-tan,

harumii-tan

Nominalizing

harumiyu-shi,

harumii-shi

Concessive

harumiyu-shiga,

harumii-shiga

Cause-effect

harumiyu-kutu,

harumii-kutu

Prohibitive

harumiyu-na,

harumii-na

Provisional conditional

harumiyu-ra

harumii-ra

Questions

harumiyu-ga,

harumii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

harumiyabiyun,
harumiyabiin,

harumiibiyun,
harumiibiin

harumiyabitan,

harumiibitan

harumiyabiran,

harumiibiran

harumiyabirantan,

harumiibirantan

ATT

harumiyabiyuru,
harumiyabiiru,

harumiibiyuru,
harumiibiiru

harumiyabitaru,

harumiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

harumiyumi,

harumiimi

harumitii

harumirani

harumirantii

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:しゃくめいする【釈明する】、おめいをすすぐ【汚名をすすぐ】、べんめいする【弁明する】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, September 27). はるみーん : harumiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9156/harumiin/.