サ行変格活用

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行	変	格	活	用

Etymology

A compound of サ行 (sagyō, “s-line”), 変格 (henkaku, “irregular”), and 活用 (katsuyō, “conjugation”).

Noun

サ行変格活用 (hiragana さぎょうへんかくかつよう, romaji sagyō henkaku katsuyō)

1. (grammar) s-irregular conjugation; a verbal conjugation class in which the verb stem ends in s- with the following irregular inflections: e/i/u/uru/ure/e[yo], with minor variation over time. Example:

	Irrealis	Adverbial	Conclusive	Attributive	Realis	Imperative
s- "to do"	s-e	sh-i	s-u	s-uru	s-ure	s-e[yo]

Related terms

• 五段活用 (godan katsuyō)
• 上一段活用 (kami ichidan katsuyō)
• 上二段活用 (kami nidan katsuyō)
• カ行変格活用 (kagyō henkaku katsuyō)
• ナ行変格活用 (nagyō henkaku katsuyō)
• ラ行変格活用 (ragyō henkaku katsuyō)
• 下一段活用 (shimo ichidan katsuyō)
• 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō)
• 四段活用 (yodan katsuyō)