センチ
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See also: せんち
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Japanese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from French centi-,[1][2] possibly via English centi-.[4]
Prefix
[edit]Noun
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Clipping of センチメンタル (senchimentaru), in turn borrowed from English sentimental.[1][2][4][3][5]
Adjective
[edit]センチ • (senchi) -na (adnominal センチな (senchi na), adverbial センチに (senchi ni))
Usage notes
[edit]The longer form センチメンタル (senchimentaru) appears to be more common.
Inflection
[edit]| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | センチだろ | senchi daro | |
| Continuative (連用形) | センチで | senchi de | |
| Terminal (終止形) | センチだ | senchi da | |
| Attributive (連体形) | センチな | senchi na | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | センチなら | senchi nara | |
| Imperative (命令形) | センチであれ | senchi de are | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Informal negative | センチではない センチじゃない |
senchi de wa nai senchi ja nai | |
| Informal past | センチだった | senchi datta | |
| Informal negative past | センチではなかった センチじゃなかった |
senchi de wa nakatta senchi ja nakatta | |
| Formal | センチです | senchi desu | |
| Formal negative | センチではありません センチじゃありません |
senchi de wa arimasen senchi ja arimasen | |
| Formal past | センチでした | senchi deshita | |
| Formal negative past | センチではありませんでした センチじゃありませんでした |
senchi de wa arimasen deshita senchi ja arimasen deshita | |
| Conjunctive | センチで | senchi de | |
| Conditional | センチなら(ば) | senchi nara (ba) | |
| Provisional | センチだったら | senchi dattara | |
| Volitional | センチだろう | senchi darō | |
| Adverbial | センチに | senchi ni | |
| Degree | センチさ | senchisa | |
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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