ラ行変格活用

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行	変	格	活	用

Etymology

A compound of ラ行 (ragyō, “r-line”), 変格 (henkaku, “irregular”), and 活用 (katsuyō, “conjugation”).

Noun

ラ行変格活用 (hiragana らぎょうへんかくかつよう, romaji ragyō henkaku katsuyō)

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

	Irrealis	Adverbial	Conclusive	Attributive	Realis	Imperative
ar- "to be"	ar-a	ar-i	ar-i	ar-u	ar-e	ar-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)
• ナ行変格活用 (nagyō 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)