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はっぱいん

happain

Pronunciation: [happaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To open wide; to pry open
  2. To open one's eyes wide

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaはっぱいん
Romanizationhappain
Pronunciation (IPA)[happaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: happayun ~ happain

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

happayun,

happain

happatan

happaran

happarantan

ATT

happayuru,

happairu

happataru

Progressive

PRED

happatoon

happatootan

happateewuran

happateewurantan

ATT

happatooru

happatootaru

Causative

PRED

happarasun

happarachan

happarasan

happarasantan

ATT

happarasuru

happaracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

happarariyun,
happarariin

happararitan,
happarattan

happarariran,
happararan

happararirantan,
happararatan

ATT

happarariyuru,
happarariiru

happararitaru,
happarattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

happarasariyun,
happarasariin

happarasaritan

happarasariran

happarasarirantan

ATT

happarasariyuru,
happarasariiru

happarasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

happateen

happateetan

happateeneen

happateeneentan

ATT

happateeru

happateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

happatoochun

happatoochan

happateeukan

happateeukantan

ATT

happatoochuru

happatoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

happar-

Dictionary

happayun,

happain

Attributive or Adnominal

happayuru,

happairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

happayu-,

happai-

Adverbial

happai

Volitional-Presumptive

happara

Conjunctive

happati

Representative

happatai

Imperative

happari,
happaree

Conditional

happaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

happayuru haji,

happairu haji

So as to...

happayuru gutu,

happairu gutu

Before...

happayuru mee,

happairu mee

While...

happayuru qweeda, happayuru-qweema,

happairu qweeda, happairu-qweema

Purpose

happayuru tami ni,

happairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

happati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

happati-kwiin

Completive

happati-neen

Concessive conditional

happati-n

After...

happati-kara

After...

happati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

happai-busan

happai-busantan

happai-bushikoo neen,

happai-bushikoo neeran

happai-bushikoo neentan,

happai-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

happai-busaru

happai-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

happai-yassan

happai-yassantan

happai-yashikoo neen,

happai-yashikoo neeran

happai-yashikoo neentan,

happai-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

happai-yassaru

happai-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

happai-gurisan

happai-gurisantan

happai-gurikoo neen,

happai-gurikoo neeran

happai-gurikoo neentan,

happai-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

happai-gurisaru

happai-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

happai-misheen,

happa-misheen

happai-misheentan,

happa-misheentan

happai-misooran,

happa-misooran

happai-misoorantan,

happa-misoorantan

ATT

happai-misheeru,

happa-misheeru

happai-misheetaru,

happa-misheetaru,

happai-misoocharu,

happa-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

happai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

happayu-tan,

happai-tan

Nominalizing

happayu-shi,

happai-shi

Concessive

happayu-shiga,

happai-shiga

Cause-effect

happayu-kutu,

happai-kutu

Prohibitive

happayu-na,

happai-na

Provisional conditional

happayu-ra

happai-ra

Questions

happayu-ga,

happai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

happayabiyun,
happayabiin,

happaibiyun,
happaibiin

happayabitan,

happaibitan

happayabiran,

happaibiran

happayabirantan,

happaibirantan

ATT

happayabiyuru,
happayabiiru,

happaibiyuru,
happaibiiru

happayabitaru,

happaibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

happayumi,

happaimi

happatii

happarani

happarantii

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. (2025, June 9). はっぱいん : happain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 29, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7195/happain/.