言ふ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
言
い Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
謂ふ 云ふ

Verb

言(い)ふ • (ifu) ^†yodan

1. Classical Japanese form of 言う (iu)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "言ふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	言は	いは	ifa
Continuative (連用形)	言ひ	いひ	ifi
Terminal (終止形)	言ふ	いふ	ifu
Attributive (連体形)	言ふ	いふ	ifu
Realis (已然形)	言へ	いへ	ife
Imperative (命令形)	言へ	いへ	ife
Key constructions
Negative	言はず	いはず	ifazu
Contrasting conjunction	言へど	いへど	ifedo
Causal conjunction	言へば	いへば	ifeba
Conditional conjunction	言はば	いはば	ifaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	言ひき	いひき	ifiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	言ひけり	いひけり	ifikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	言ひつ	いひつ	ifitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	言ひぬ	いひぬ	ifinu
Perfect-continuative tense	言へり 言ひたり	いへり いひたり	iferi ifitari
Volitional	言はむ	いはむ	ifamu