最愛
Appearance
See also: 最爱
Chinese
[edit]| (the) most; ‑est | to love; affection; to be fond of to love; affection; to be fond of; to like | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (最愛) | 最 | 愛 | |
| simp. (最爱) | 最 | 爱 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zuì'ài
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuèi-ài
- Wade–Giles: tsui4-ai4
- Yale: dzwèi-ài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyay
- Palladius: цзуйай (czujaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zeoi3 oi3
- Yale: jeui oi
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey3 oi3
- Guangdong Romanization: zêu3 oi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɵy̯³³ ɔːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adjective
[edit]最愛
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 最 | 愛 |
| さい Grade: 4 |
あい Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology 1
[edit]最 (sai-, “most”) + 愛 (ai, “love”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Verb
[edit]最愛する • (saiai suru) suru (stem 最愛し (saiai shi), past 最愛した (saiai shita))
- to be beloved, to be close, to be dear
Conjugation
[edit]| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 最愛し | さいあいし | saiai shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 最愛し | さいあいし | saiai shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 最愛する | さいあいする | saiai suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 最愛する | さいあいする | saiai suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 最愛すれ | さいあいすれ | saiai sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 最愛せよ¹ 最愛しろ² |
さいあいせよ¹ さいあいしろ² |
saiai seyo¹ saiai shiro² |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 最愛される | さいあいされる | saiai sareru |
| Causative | 最愛させる 最愛さす |
さいあいさせる さいあいさす |
saiai saseru saiai sasu |
| Potential | 最愛できる | さいあいできる | saiai dekiru |
| Volitional | 最愛しよう | さいあいしよう | saiai shiyō |
| Negative | 最愛しない | さいあいしない | saiai shinai |
| Negative continuative | 最愛せず | さいあいせず | saiai sezu |
| Formal | 最愛します | さいあいします | saiai shimasu |
| Perfective | 最愛した | さいあいした | saiai shita |
| Conjunctive | 最愛して | さいあいして | saiai shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 最愛すれば | さいあいすれば | saiai sureba |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
Etymology 2
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- a female given name
Derived terms
[edit]- 最愛名 (Moana)
Etymology 3
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- a female given name
Derived terms
[edit]- 最愛子 (Manako)
References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2019), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 [New NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
[edit]| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 最 | 愛 |
Noun
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