已然形

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
ぜん
Grade: 4
けい
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(ぜん)(けい) (izenkei

  1. (grammar) a verbal inflectional category; the realis form as used in classical Japanese, which indicates that something is already the case, or in the process of happening. This form has evolved into the conditional form in modern Japanese without phonemic change.
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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
  • Shibatani, Masayoshi (1990) The languages of Japan, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 221-224
  • Kokugo Dai Jiten Dictionary. Shinsou-ban (Revised edition), Shogakukan, 1988