未然形

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.3 References

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
未	然	形

[edit] Etymology

From 未然 (mizen), “‘not yet occurred’”) + 形 (kei), “‘form’”). Historically called 将然言 (shōzengen), 未然段 (mizendan), and 不定法.

[edit] Noun

未然形 (hiragana みぜんけい, romaji mizenkei)

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

[edit] Related terms

• 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
• 命令形 (めいれいけい, meireikei): imperative

[edit] References

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