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やいん

yain

Pronunciation: [jaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Transitive

  1. To tear; to rip; to come apart
    1. ちんやいん【衣やいん】
      chin yain
      "To tear clothes"

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaやいん
Romanizationyain
Pronunciation (IPA)[jaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: yayun ~ yain

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

yayun,

yain

yatan

yaran

yarantan

ATT

yayuru,

yairu

yataru

Progressive

PRED

yatoon

yatootan

yateewuran

yateewurantan

ATT

yatooru

yatootaru

Causative

PRED

yarasun

yarachan

yarasan

yarasantan

ATT

yarasuru

yaracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

yarariyun,
yarariin

yararitan,
yarattan

yarariran,
yararan

yararirantan,
yararatan

ATT

yarariyuru,
yarariiru

yararitaru,
yarattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

yarasariyun,
yarasariin

yarasaritan

yarasariran

yarasarirantan

ATT

yarasariyuru,
yarasariiru

yarasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

yateen

yateetan

yateeneen

yateeneentan

ATT

yateeru

yateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

yatoochun

yatoochan

yateeukan

yateeukantan

ATT

yatoochuru

yatoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

yar-

Dictionary

yayun,

yain

Attributive or Adnominal

yayuru,

yairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

yayu-,

yai-

Adverbial

yai

Volitional-Presumptive

yara

Conjunctive

yati

Representative

yatai

Imperative

yari,
yaree

Conditional

yaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

yayuru haji,

yairu haji

So as to...

yayuru gutu,

yairu gutu

Before...

yayuru mee,

yairu mee

While...

yayuru qweeda, yayuru-qweema,

yairu qweeda, yairu-qweema

Purpose

yayuru tami ni,

yairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

yati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

yati-kwiin

Completive

yati-neen

Concessive conditional

yati-n

After...

yati-kara

After...

yati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

yai-busan

yai-busantan

yai-bushikoo neen,

yai-bushikoo neeran

yai-bushikoo neentan,

yai-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

yai-busaru

yai-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

yai-yassan

yai-yassantan

yai-yashikoo neen,

yai-yashikoo neeran

yai-yashikoo neentan,

yai-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

yai-yassaru

yai-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

yai-gurisan

yai-gurisantan

yai-gurikoo neen,

yai-gurikoo neeran

yai-gurikoo neentan,

yai-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

yai-gurisaru

yai-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

yai-misheen,

ya-misheen

yai-misheentan,

ya-misheentan

yai-misooran,

ya-misooran

yai-misoorantan,

ya-misoorantan

ATT

yai-misheeru,

ya-misheeru

yai-misheetaru,

ya-misheetaru,

yai-misoocharu,

ya-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

yai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

yayu-tan,

yai-tan

Nominalizing

yayu-shi,

yai-shi

Concessive

yayu-shiga,

yai-shiga

Cause-effect

yayu-kutu,

yai-kutu

Prohibitive

yayu-na,

yai-na

Provisional conditional

yayu-ra

yai-ra

Questions

yayu-ga,

yai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

yayabiyun,
yayabiin,

yaibiyun,
yaibiin

yayabitan,

yaibitan

yayabiran,

yaibiran

yayabirantan,

yaibirantan

ATT

yayabiyuru,
yayabiiru,

yaibiyuru,
yaibiiru

yayabitaru,

yaibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

yayumi,

yaimi

yatii

yarani

yarantii

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:やぶる【破る・敗る】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, October 10). やいん : yain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9257/yain/.