〜らんたん: This ending means "did not do" something. It is like "~nakatta" in standard Japanese. You use it to talk about actions that did not happen in the past.

〜らんたん

This ending means "did not do" something. It is like "~nakatta" in standard Japanese. You use it to talk about actions that did not happen in the past.

KMT8CasualStandardAuxiliary ConstructionSpoken OnlyOkinawaOlder SpeakersOkinawa Verb Endings And NegationGrammar

Verb [stem] + らんたんPrimary

This ending means "did not do" something. It is like "~nakatta" in standard Japanese. You use it to talk about actions that did not happen in the past.

昨日ぬパーティー、何んも食びらんたん。

I didn't eat anything at yesterday's party.

CasualPastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeFood & Dining Daily Life

宿題まだやらんたんから、遊びに行かれんさー。

Because I haven't done my homework yet, I can't go play.

CasualPastNegativeMid SentenceDeclarativeEducation Daily Life

あん時、沖縄に行かランタンくとぅ、今でも後悔そーんどー。

I still regret not going to Okinawa back then.

NeutralPastNegativePrenominalDeclarativeTravel & Transportation Emotions & Psychology

電話さんけー、誰んかい出らんたん。

I called, but nobody answered.

CasualPastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeDaily Life Technology

会議ぬ資料、まだ届かランタン。すみません。

The materials for the meeting haven't arrived yet. I'm sorry.

PolitePastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeWork & Career Business & Finance

This is how you say 'did not' in Okinawan. It is like putting two small words together. One word makes it negative. The other word makes it past tense.

This is different from other Okinawan verb endings. It means 'did not do'. For example, 'did do' is '〜たん'. 'Do not do' is '〜びらん'.

Don't use this when you want to say 'did not' in standard Japanese. For example, don't say '食べらんたん' if you mean '食べなかった'.

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〜たん

This is an Okinawan word ending. It shows that something happened in the past. It is like the Japanese word ending "~ta".

ない形

This is how you make a verb negative. It means "do not" or "will not." It is the casual way to say 〜ません.

た形

This shows an action finished in the past. It also shows something that was true before now.

なかった形

This form shows that something did not happen. It is like saying 'did not do' in English.

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〜らんたん

This ending means "did not do" something. It is like "~nakatta" in standard Japanese. You use it to talk about actions that did not happen in the past.

KMT8CasualStandardAuxiliary ConstructionSpoken OnlyOkinawaOlder SpeakersOkinawa Verb Endings And NegationGrammar

Verb [stem] + らんたんPrimary

This ending means "did not do" something. It is like "~nakatta" in standard Japanese. You use it to talk about actions that did not happen in the past.

昨日ぬパーティー、何んも食びらんたん。

I didn't eat anything at yesterday's party.

CasualPastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeFood & Dining Daily Life

宿題まだやらんたんから、遊びに行かれんさー。

Because I haven't done my homework yet, I can't go play.

CasualPastNegativeMid SentenceDeclarativeEducation Daily Life

あん時、沖縄に行かランタンくとぅ、今でも後悔そーんどー。

I still regret not going to Okinawa back then.

NeutralPastNegativePrenominalDeclarativeTravel & Transportation Emotions & Psychology

電話さんけー、誰んかい出らんたん。

I called, but nobody answered.

CasualPastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeDaily Life Technology

会議ぬ資料、まだ届かランタン。すみません。

The materials for the meeting haven't arrived yet. I'm sorry.

PolitePastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeWork & Career Business & Finance

This is how you say 'did not' in Okinawan. It is like putting two small words together. One word makes it negative. The other word makes it past tense.

This is different from other Okinawan verb endings. It means 'did not do'. For example, 'did do' is '〜たん'. 'Do not do' is '〜びらん'.

Don't use this when you want to say 'did not' in standard Japanese. For example, don't say '食べらんたん' if you mean '食べなかった'.

Contrasts with(1)

〜たん

This is an Okinawan word ending. It shows that something happened in the past. It is like the Japanese word ending "~ta".

ない形

This is how you make a verb negative. It means "do not" or "will not." It is the casual way to say 〜ません.

た形

This shows an action finished in the past. It also shows something that was true before now.

なかった形

This form shows that something did not happen. It is like saying 'did not do' in English.

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〜らんたん

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〜らんたん

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