命令形

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Related terms 1.2 References

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Kanji in this term
命	令	形

[edit] Noun

命令形 (hiragana めいれいけい, romaji meireikei)

1. (grammar) the imperative form; an inflectional category

[edit] Related terms

• 未然形 (みぜんけい, mizenkei): irrealis
• 連用形 (れんようけい, ren'yōkei): adverbial
• 終止形 (しゅうしけい, shūshikei): conclusive
• 連体形 (れんたいけい, rentaikei): attributive
• 已然形 (いぜんけい, izenkei): realis
• 仮定形 (かていけい, kateikei): hypothetical

[edit] References

• Shibatani, Masayoshi (1990). The languages of Japan, 221-224, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-36918-5.