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あますん【余すん】

amasun

Pronunciation: [ʔamasuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To leave an excess; to leave behind extras; to leave leftovers; to leave remains

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese あます【余す】 amasu "to leave an excess".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji余すん
Kanaあますん
Romanizationamasun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔamasuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan su-type verb: amasun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

amasun

amachan

amasan

amasantan

ATT

amasuru

amacharu

Progressive

PRED

amachoon

amachootan

amacheewuran

amacheewurantan

ATT

amachooru

amachootaru

Causative

PRED

amasasun

amasachan

amasasan

amasasantan

ATT

amasasuru

amasacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

amasariyun,
amasariin

amasaritan,
amasattan

amasariran,
amasaran

amasarirantan,
amasaratan

ATT

amasariyuru,
amasariiru

amasaritaru,
amasattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

amasasariyun,
amasasariin

amasasaritan

amasasariran

amasasarirantan

ATT

amasasariyuru,
amasasariiru

amasasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

amacheen

amacheetan

amacheeneen

amacheeneentan

ATT

amacheeru

amacheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

amachoochun

amachoochan

amacheeukan

amacheeukantan

ATT

amachoochuru

amachoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

amas-

Dictionary

amasun

Attributive or Adnominal

amasuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

amasu-

Adverbial

amashi

Volitional-Presumptive

amasa

Conjunctive

amachi

Representative

amachai

Imperative

amashi,
amashee

Conditional

amashee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

amasuru haji

So as to...

amasuru gutu

Before...

amasuru mee

While...

amasuru qweeda, amasuru-qweema

Purpose

amasuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

amachi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

amachi-kwiin

Completive

amachi-neen

Concessive conditional

amachi-n

After...

amachi-kara

After...

amachi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

amashi-busan

amashi-busantan

amashi-bushikoo neen,

amashi-bushikoo neeran

amashi-bushikoo neentan,

amashi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

amashi-busaru

amashi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

amashi-yassan

amashi-yassantan

amashi-yashikoo neen,

amashi-yashikoo neeran

amashi-yashikoo neentan,

amashi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

amashi-yassaru

amashi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

amashi-gurisan

amashi-gurisantan

amashi-gurikoo neen,

amashi-gurikoo neeran

amashi-gurikoo neentan,

amashi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

amashi-gurisaru

amashi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

amashi-misheen

amashi-misheentan

amashi-misooran

amashi-misoorantan

ATT

amashi-misheeru

amashi-misheetaru,
amashi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

amashi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

amasu-tan

Nominalizing

amasu-shi

Concessive

amasu-shiga

Cause-effect

amasu-kutu

Prohibitive

amasu-na

Provisional conditional

amasu-raa

Questions

amasu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

amasabiyun,
amasabiin

amasabitan

amasabiran

amasabirantan

ATT

amasabiyuru,
amasabiiru

amasabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

amashumi

amachii

amasani

amasantii

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:あまりをのこす【余りを残す】、あます【余す】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, May 26). あますん【余すん】 : amasun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7137/amasun/.