ナ行変格活用

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行	変	格	活	用

Etymology

A compound of ナ行 (nagyō, “n-line”), 変格 (henkaku, “irregular”), and 活用 (katsuyō, “conjugation”).

Noun

ナ行変格活用 (hiragana なぎょうへんかくかつよう, romaji nagyō henkaku katsuyō)

1. (grammar) n-irregular conjugation; a verbal conjugation class in which the verb stem ends in n- with the following irregular inflections: a/i/u/uru/ure/e. Example:

	Irrealis	Adverbial	Conclusive	Attributive	Realis	Imperative
shin- "to die"	shin-a	shin-i	shin-u	shin-uru	shin-ure	shin-e

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)
• ラ行変格活用 (ragyō henkaku katsuyō)
• サ行変格活用 (sagyō henkaku katsuyō)
• 下一段活用 (shimo ichidan katsuyō)
• 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō)
• 四段活用 (yodan katsuyō)