歌う

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うた
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

From classical verb 歌ふ (utafu), itself derived from , , (uta, song, poetry) + auxiliary verb (fu, indicating repetitive or ongoing action).

Pronunciation

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  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "歌う"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
歌う たう [ùtáú]
Imperative (命令形) 歌え たえ [ùtáé]
Key constructions
Passive 歌われる たわれる [ùtáwárérú]
Causative 歌わせる たわせる [ùtáwásérú]
Potential 歌える たえる [ùtáérú]
Volitional 歌おう たお [ùtáóꜜò]
Negative 歌わない たわない [ùtáwánáí]
Negative perfective 歌わなかった たわなかった [ùtáwánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 歌います たいま [ùtáímáꜜsù]
Perfective 歌った たった [ùtáttá]
Conjunctive 歌って たって [ùtátté]
Hypothetical conditional 歌えば たえ [ùtáéꜜbà]

Verb

(うた) (utauうたふ (utafu)?transitive godan (stem (うた) (utai), past (うた)った (utatta))

  1. to sing
  2. to compose poetry
  3. to recite poetry
  4. to tweet, said of birds
    Synonym: 鳴く (naku)

Conjugation

Usage notes

The alternative spelling 謡う (utau) is usually reserved to 謡曲 (yōkyoku, Noh songs).

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