しなう
Japanese edit
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 撓う |
Alternative forms edit
- しなる (shinaru)
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
しなう • (shinau) ←しなふ (sinafu)?godan (stem しない (shinai), past しなった (shinatta))
- to bend under weight
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of "しなう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | しなわ | shinawa | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | しない | shinai | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | しなう | shinau | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | しなう | shinau | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | しなえ | shinae | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | しなえ | shinae | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | しなわれる | shinawareru | |
| Causative | しなわせる しなわす |
shinawaseru shinawasu | |
| Potential | しなえる | shinaeru | |
| Volitional | しなおう | shinaō | |
| Negative | しなわない | shinawanai | |
| Negative continuative | しなわず | shinawazu | |
| Formal | しないます | shinaimasu | |
| Perfective | しなった | shinatta | |
| Conjunctive | しなって | shinatte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | しなえば | shinaeba | |
Related terms edit
- しなやか (shinayaka)