むちゅん

Okinawan

Alternative spelling
持ちゅん

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 持つ (motsu).

Verb

むちゅん (muchun) transitive

1. to have, possess, hold

   夫(をぅとぅ)とぅ子(っくゎ)持(む)ちゅん。

   Ōtu tu kkwa muchun.

   She has a husband and a child.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "むちゅん" (See Appendix:Okinawan verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	むた	muta
Basic (基本形)	むちゅ	muchu
Continuative (連用形)	むち	muchi
Formal	むちゃびー	muchabī
Perfective	むっちゃ	mutcha
Progressive	むっちょー	mutchō
Resultative	むっちぇー	mutchē
Imperative (命令形)	むてぃ	muti
Key constructions
Terminal (終止形)	むちゅん	muchun
Negative terminal	むたん	mutan
Attributive (連体形)	むちゅる	muchuru
Passive	むたりゆん	mutariyun
Causative	むたすん	mutasun
Volitional	むちぶさん	muchibusan
Negative progressive	むっちぇーうぅらん	mutchēwuran
Conjunctive	むっち	mutchi
Conditional	むたー	mutā