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あん【有ん・在ん】

an

Pronunciation: [ʔaŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, auxiliary

Verb used to indicate the concept of something inanimate, usually translated by: "to be", "to exist", and "there is". More technically, its usage encompasses the following notions:

  1. Existence:  To be, to exist, to be present, there is
  2. Location: To be located, to be found, to occupy a place, to lie (in), to rest (upon)
  3. Possession: To have, to own, to possess
  4. Occurence: To take place, to happen, to have, to experience

Etymology

Cognate to the standard Japanese equivalent ある【有る・在る】 aru "to be, etc.".

Notes

Verbal paradigm:

  Plain Past Negative Past
Terminal あん
an
"there is"
あたん
atan
"there was"
ねーん
neen
ねーらん
neeran
"there isn't"
ねーんたん
neentan
ねーらんたん
neerantan
"there wasn't"
Attributive ある
aru
あたる
ataru
Same as
above.
Same as
above.

 

Other forms:

Nominative or
linking form
あい
ai
Participle or
linking ti form
あてぃ
ati
Volitional or
presumptive form
あら
ara

 

Equivalent polite form (terminal): あいびーん aibiin or あやびーん ayabiin.

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji有ん
在ん
Kanaあん
Romanizationan
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔaŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan irregular verb: an (有ん・在ん)βeta

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Neg. Perfective

Plain

PRED

an

atan

neen
neeran

neentan
neerantan

ATT

aru

ataru

Progressive

PRED

ATT

Causative

PRED

ATT

Passive, Potential

PRED

ATT

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

ateen

ATT

ateeru

In preparation/in advance (-te oku)

PRED

ATT

Desidirative (adjective paradigm)

PRED

ATT

 

Affirmative

Negative

Volitional-Presumptive
(“let’s”)

ara

“seems”

aru-haji

neen-haji
neeran-haji

Imperative-Prohibitive

Conjunctive-Participle
(“te form”)

ati

意味:ある【有る・在る】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2015, January 26). あん【有ん・在ん】 : an | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/655/an/.