敢ふ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
敢
あ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠ɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

敢(あ)ふ • (afu) ^†nidan

1. (obsolete) to bear, to endure, to put up with
2. (obsolete, after the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of a verb) to do until the end

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "敢ふ" (ハ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	敢へ	あへ	afe
Continuative (連用形)	敢へ	あへ	afe
Terminal (終止形)	敢ふ	あふ	afu
Attributive (連体形)	敢ふる	あふる	afuru
Realis (已然形)	敢ふれ	あふれ	afure
Imperative (命令形)	敢へよ	あへよ	afeyo
Key constructions
Negative	敢へず	あへず	afezu
Contrasting conjunction	敢ふれど	あふれど	afuredo
Causal conjunction	敢ふれば	あふれば	afureba
Conditional conjunction	敢へば	あへば	afeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	敢へき	あへき	afeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	敢へけり	あへけり	afekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	敢へつ	あへつ	afetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	敢へぬ	あへぬ	afenu
Perfect-continuative tense	敢へたり	あへたり	afetari
Volitional	敢へむ	あへむ	afemu

Derived terms

• 敢(あ)えて (aete)
• 敢(あ)えず (aezu)
• とりあえず (toriaezu)
• 右(みぎ)取(と)りあえず (migitoriaezu)
• 敢(あ)えない (aenai)
• あえなむ (aenamu)