Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
てい
Grade: 3
けい
Grade: 2
kan’on
Alternative spelling
假定形 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()(てい)(けい) (kateikei

  1. (grammar) a verbal inflectional category; the conditional form. Evolved from the 已然形 (realis form).

Usage notes edit

This is the -e stem of godan verbs. Not to be confused with the 可能動詞 (kanō dōshi, potential form of verbs).

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997) 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  • Shibatani, Masayoshi (1990) The languages of Japan, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 221-224