🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

かないん【適いん・叶いん・敵いん】 : kanain | define meaning

kanain

Pronunciation: [kanaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To be in good health; to be healthy; to be strong; to be well; to do well; to be able-bodied; to be able to work
1. どぅーがらかないん
  duugara kanain
  "(I am) able-bodied"
To like; to be pleased with; to favour; to favor
To come true; to be fulfilled
To rival; to match; to equal

Etymology

Cognate to the standard Japanese verb かなう【適う・叶う・敵う】 kanau "to be suited; to come true; to rival".

Notes

The negative form may surface as かなーん kanaan or irregularly as かならん kanaran.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	適いん叶いん敵いん
Kana	かないん
Romanization	kanain
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kanaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan u-type verb: **kanayun** ~ **kanain**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	kanayun, kanain	kanatan	kanaan	kanaantan
	ATT	kanayuru, kanairu	kanataru
Progressive	PRED	kanatoon	kanatootan	kanateewuran	kanateewurantan
	ATT	kanatooru	kanatootaru
Causative	PRED	kanaasun	kanaachan	kanaasan	kanaasantan
	ATT	kanaasuru	kanaacharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	kanaariyun, kanaariin	kanaaritan, kanaattan	kanaariran, kanaaran	kanaarirantan, kanaaratan
	ATT	kanaariyuru, kanaariiru	kanaaritaru, kanaattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	kanaasariyun, kanaasariin	kanaasaritan	kanaasariran	kanaasarirantan
	ATT	kanaasariyuru, kanaasariiru	kanaasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	kanateen	kanateetan	kanateeneen	kanateeneentan
	ATT	kanateeru	kanateetaru
Preparatory	PRED	kanatoochun	kanatoochan	kanateeukan	kanateeukantan
	ATT	kanatoochuru	kanatoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	kana-
Dictionary	kanayun, kanain
Attributive or Adnominal	kanayuru, kanairu
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	kanayu-, kanai-
Adverbial	kanai
Volitional-Presumptive	kanara
Conjunctive	kanati
Representative	kanatai
Imperative	kanari, kanaree
Conditional	kanaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	kanayuru haji, kanairu haji
So as to...	kanayuru gutu, kanairu gutu
Before...	kanayuru mee, kanairu mee
While...	kanayuru qweeda, kanayuru-qweema, kanairu qweeda, kanairu-qweema
Purpose	kanayuru tami ni, kanairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	kanati-kwimisooree
Benefactive	kanati-kwiin
Completive	kanati-neen
Concessive conditional	kanati-n
After...	kanati-kara
After...	kanati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	kanai-busan	kanai-busantan	kanai-bushikoo neen, kanai-bushikoo neeran	kanai-bushikoo neentan, kanai-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	kanai-busaru	kanai-busataru	kanai-bushikoo neen, kanai-bushikoo neeran	kanai-bushikoo neentan, kanai-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	kanai-yassan	kanai-yassantan	kanai-yashikoo neen, kanai-yashikoo neeran	kanai-yashikoo neentan, kanai-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	kanai-yassaru	kanai-yassataru	kanai-yashikoo neen, kanai-yashikoo neeran	kanai-yashikoo neentan, kanai-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	kanai-gurisan	kanai-gurisantan	kanai-gurikoo neen, kanai-gurikoo neeran	kanai-gurikoo neentan, kanai-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	kanai-gurisaru	kanai-gurisataru	kanai-gurikoo neen, kanai-gurikoo neeran	kanai-gurikoo neentan, kanai-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	kanai-misheen	kanai-misheentan	kanai-misooran	kanai-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	kanai-misheeru	kanai-misheetaru, kanai-misoocharu	kanai-misooran	kanai-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	kanai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	kanayu-tan, kanai-tan
Nominalizing	kanayu-shi, kanai-shi
Concessive	kanayu-shiga, kanai-shiga
Cause-effect	kanayu-kutu, kanai-kutu
Prohibitive	kanayu-na, kanai-na
Provisional conditional	kanayu-raa kanai-raa
Questions	kanayu-ga, kanai-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	kanayabiyun, kanayabiin, kanaibiyun, kanaibiin	kanayabitan, kanaibitan	kanayabiran, kanaibiran	kanayabirantan, kanaibirantan
Polite	ATT	kanayabiyuru, kanayabiiru, kanaibiyuru, kanaibiiru	kanayabitaru, kanaibitaru	kanayabiran, kanaibiran	kanayabirantan, kanaibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	kanayumi, kanaimi	kanatii	kanaani	kanaantii

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：かなう【適う・叶う・敵う】、たっしゃである【達者である】、げんざいでいる【健在でいる】、げんきでいる【元気でいる】、きょうじんになる【強靭になる・強じんになる・強靱になる】、きにいる【気に入る】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, May 24). かないん【適いん・叶いん・敵いん】 : kanain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1367/kanain/.

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