已然形

JapaneseEdit

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
ぜん
Grade: 4
けい
Grade: 2
on’yomi

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

()(ぜん)(けい) (izenkei

  1. (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.

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  • Shibatani, Masayoshi (1990) The languages of Japan, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 221-224
  • Kokugo Dai Jiten Dictionary. Shinsou-ban (Revised edition), Shogakukan, 1988