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====Usage notes==== |
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Revision as of 07:30, 29 July 2020
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 愛 |
| め Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
Alternative forms
Etymology
/medeitasi/ → /medetaɕi/ → /medetai/
Originally a compound of 愛で (mede, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 愛でる (mederu, “to love; to admire or appreciate”)) + 甚し (itashi, “intense, extreme”, old terminal form of modern 甚い (itai)), with an original meaning similar to extremely admirable.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
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- Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「めでたい」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuative (連用形) | めでたく | めでたく めでたく |
[mèdéꜜtàkù] [mèdétáꜜkù] |
| Terminal (終止形) | めでたい | めでたい | [mèdétáꜜì] |
| Attributive (連体形) | めでたい | めでたい | [mèdétáꜜì] |
| Key constructions | |||
| Informal negative | めでたくない | めでたくない めでたくない |
[mèdéꜜtàkùnàì] [mèdétáꜜkùnàì] |
| Informal past | めでたかった | めでたかった めでたかった |
[mèdéꜜtàkàttà] [mèdétáꜜkàttà] |
| Informal negative past | めでたくなかった | めでたくなかった めでたくなかった |
[mèdéꜜtàkùnàkàttà] [mèdétáꜜkùnàkàttà] |
| Formal | めでたいです | めでたいです | [mèdétáꜜìdèsù] |
| Conjunctive | めでたくて | めでたくて めでたくて |
[mèdéꜜtàkùtè] [mèdétáꜜkùtè] |
| Conditional | めでたければ | めでたければ めでたければ |
[mèdéꜜtàkèrèbà] [mèdétáꜜkèrèbà] |
Adjective
愛でたい • (medetai) -i (adverbial 愛でたく (medetaku))
- (kana only) auspicious (auguring favourable circumstances and good luck)
Usage notes
This word is usually written all in hiragana, as めでたい. When written in kanji, the spellings 目出度い and 芽出度い may also be seen. The kanji in both of these spellings are examples of ateji.[1][2][3]
Inflection
Inflection of 愛でたい
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 愛でたかろ | めでたかろ | medetakaro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 愛でたく | めでたく | medetaku |
| Terminal (終止形) | 愛でたい | めでたい | medetai |
| Attributive (連体形) | 愛でたい | めでたい | medetai |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 愛でたけれ | めでたけれ | medetakere |
| Imperative (命令形) | 愛でたかれ | めでたかれ | medetakare |
| Key constructions | |||
| Informal negative | 愛でたくない | めでたくない | medetaku nai |
| Informal past | 愛でたかった | めでたかった | medetakatta |
| Informal negative past | 愛でたくなかった | めでたくなかった | medetaku nakatta |
| Formal | 愛でたいです | めでたいです | medetai desu |
| Formal negative | 愛でたくないです | めでたくないです | medetaku nai desu |
| Formal past | 愛でたかったです | めでたかったです | medetakatta desu |
| Formal negative past | 愛でたくなかったです | めでたくなかったです | medetaku nakatta desu |
| Conjunctive | 愛でたくて | めでたくて | medetakute |
| Conditional | 愛でたければ | めでたければ | medetakereba |
| Provisional | 愛でたかったら | めでたかったら | medetakattara |
| Volitional | 愛でたかろう | めでたかろう | medetakarō |
| Adverbial | 愛でたく | めでたく | medetaku |
| Degree | 愛でたさ | めでたさ | medetasa |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN