重ぬ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
重
かさ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
疊ぬ

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Verb

重(かさ)ぬ • (kasanu) transitive ^†nidan

1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to pile, add layers, stack, heap
2. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to repeat

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "重ぬ" (ナ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	重ね	かさね	kasane
Continuative (連用形)	重ね	かさね	kasane
Terminal (終止形)	重ぬ	かさぬ	kasanu
Attributive (連体形)	重ぬる	かさぬる	kasanuru
Realis (已然形)	重ぬれ	かさぬれ	kasanure
Imperative (命令形)	重ねよ	かさねよ	kasaneyo
Key constructions
Negative	重ねず	かさねず	kasanezu
Contrasting conjunction	重ぬれど	かさぬれど	kasanuredo
Causal conjunction	重ぬれば	かさぬれば	kasanureba
Conditional conjunction	重ねば	かさねば	kasaneba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	重ねき	かさねき	kasaneki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	重ねけり	かさねけり	kasanekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	重ねつ	かさねつ	kasanetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	重ねぬ	かさねぬ	kasanenu
Perfect-continuative tense	重ねたり	かさねたり	kasanetari
Volitional	重ねむ	かさねむ	kasanemu

Derived terms

• 重(かさ)ねる (kasaneru, modern form)