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たたちゅん【叩ちゅん】

tatachun

Pronunciation: [tatat͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To hit; to strike; to knock; to beat
  2. To punish; to chastise; to scourge; to whip

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese たたく【叩く】 tataku, meaning "to strike; to beat" or "to insult; to flame (on the Internet)".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji叩ちゅん
Kanaたたちゅん
Romanizationtatachun
Pronunciation (IPA)[tatat͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: tatachun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

tatachun

tatachan

tatakan

tatakantan

ATT

tatachuru

tatacharu

Progressive

PRED

tatachoon

tatachootan

tatacheewuran

tatacheewurantan

ATT

tatachooru

tatachootaru

Causative

PRED

tatakasun

tatakachan

tatakasan

tatakasantan

ATT

tatakasuru

tatakacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

tatakariyun,
tatakariin

tatakaritan,
tatakattan

tatakariran,
tatakaran

tatakarirantan,
tatakaratan

ATT

tatakariyuru,
tatakariiru

tatakaritaru,
tatakattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

tatakasariyun,
tatakasariin

tatakasaritan

tatakasariran

tatakasarirantan

ATT

tatakasariyuru,
tatakasariiru

tatakasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

tatacheen

tatacheetan

tatacheeneen

tatacheeneentan

ATT

tatacheeru

tatacheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

tatachoochun

tatachoochan

tatacheeukan

tatacheeukantan

ATT

tatachoochuru

tatachoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

tatak-

Dictionary

tatachun

Attributive or Adnominal

tatachuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

tatachu-

Adverbial

tatachi

Volitional-Presumptive

tataka

Conjunctive

tatachi

Representative

tatachai

Imperative

tataki,
tatakee

Conditional

tatakee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

tatachuru haji

So as to...

tatachuru gutu

Before...

tatachuru mee

While...

tatachuru qweeda, tatanuru-qweema

Purpose

tatachuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

tatachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

tatachi-kwiin

Completive

tatachi-neen

Concessive conditional

tatachi-n

After...

tatachi-kara

After...

tatachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

tatachi-busan

tatachi-busantan

tatachi-bushikoo neen,

tatachi-bushikoo neeran

tatachi-bushikoo neentan,

tatachi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

tatachi-busaru

tatachi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

tatachi-yassan

tatachi-yassantan

tatachi-yashikoo neen,

tatachi-yashikoo neeran

tatachi-yashikoo neentan,

tatachi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

tatachi-yassaru

tatachi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

tatachi-gurisan

tatachi-gurisantan

tatachi-gurikoo neen,

tatachi-gurikoo neeran

tatachi-gurikoo neentan,

tatachi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

tatachi-gurisaru

tatachi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

tatachi-misheen

tatachi-misheentan

tatachi-misooran

tatachi-misoorantan

ATT

tatachi-misheeru

tatachi-misheetaru,
tatachi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

tatachi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

tatachu-tan

Nominalizing

tatachu-shi

Concessive

tatachu-shiga

Cause-effect

tatachu-kutu

Prohibitive

tatachu-na

Provisional conditional

tatachu-raa

Questions

tatachu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

tatachabiyun,
tatachabiin

tatachabitan

tatachabiran

tatachabirantan

ATT

tatachabiyuru,
tatachabiiru

tatachabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

tatachumi

tatachii

tatakani

tatakantii

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:たたく【叩く】、なぐる【殴る】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, April 15). たたちゅん【叩ちゅん】 : tatachun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 16, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/991/tatachun/.