なるべく
Japanese edit
| Alternative spellings |
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| 成る可く なる可く |
Etymology edit
From なる (naru, “to become”) + べく (beku, adverbial form of べし (beshi, “possible, able; should”)).[1][2]
First cited to the 1890s.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) なるべく [nàrúbékú] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
- (Tokyo) なるべく [nàrúbéꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [3])[2][3]
- IPA(key): [na̠ɾɯ̟ᵝbe̞kɯ̟ᵝ]
Adverb edit
- [from 1890s] as... as possible
- なるべく早くおいでください。
- Naru beku hayaku oide kudasai.
- Please come as soon as possible/as soon as you can.
- なるべく早くおいでください。
- [from 1890s] if possible
- なるべくなら明日までに欲しいのですが。
- Naru beku nara ashita made ni hoshii no desu ga.
- I'd like to have it by tomorrow, if possible.
- なるべくなら明日までに欲しいのですが。
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “成る可く”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN