已然形
JapaneseEdit
Kanji in this term | ||
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已 | 然 | 形 |
い Jinmeiyō |
ぜん Grade: 4 |
けい Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
- (grammar) a verbal inflectional category; the realis form as used in classical Japanese. Indicates that something is already the case, or is in the process of happening. The 已然形 has evolved into the 仮定形 (conditional form) now used in modern Japanese.
Related termsEdit
- 仮定形 (kateikei, “conditional”)
- 終止形 (shūshikei, “conclusive”)
- 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis”)
- 命令形 (meireikei, “imperative”)
- 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “adverbial”)
- 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive”)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Shibatani, Masayoshi (1990) The languages of Japan, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 221-224
- Kokugo Dai Jiten Dictionary. Shinsou-ban (Revised edition), Shogakukan, 1988