可い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
可
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kun’yomi

Etymology

Regular shift from Classical Japanese ク活用(かつよう) (ku-katsuyō) adjective 可(べ)し (beshi) to modern -i adjective.

Adjective

可(べ)い • (bei) -i (adverbial 可(べ)く (beku))

1. (dialectal Kanto, Tōhoku, Hokkaidō, archaic) should; must

Usage notes

As an adjective, it can be considered to only be used in place of Standard Japanese 終(しゅう)止(し)形(けい) (shūshikei, “terminal form”) べし (beshi) and 連(れん)体(たい)形(けい) (rentaikei, “attributive form”) べき (beki), as all other inflected forms are identical.

Conjugation

Inflection of 可い

Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)	可い	べい	bei
Attributive (連体形)	可い	べい	bei

For other forms, see べし.

Particle

可(べ)い • (bei) 

1. (dialectal Kanto, Tōhoku, Hokkaidō) sentence-ending particle indicating volition or supposition

Derived terms

• べ (be)