已然形
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
---|---|---|
已 | 然 | 形 |
い Jinmeiyō |
ぜん Grade: 4 |
けい Grade: 2 |
on'yomi |
Pronunciation
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Noun
- (grammar) a verbal inflectional category; the realis form as used in classical Japanese. Indicates that something is already the case, or is in the process of happening. The 已然形 has evolved into the 仮定形 (conditional form) now used in modern Japanese.
Related terms
- 仮定形 (kateikei, “conditional”)
- 終止形 (shūshikei, “conclusive”)
- 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis”)
- 命令形 (meireikei, “imperative”)
- 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “adverbial”)
- 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive”)
See also
References
- Shibatani, Masayoshi (1990) The languages of Japan, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 221-224
- Kokugo Dai Jiten Dictionary. Shinsou-ban (Revised edition), Shogakukan, 1988
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 已 read as い
- Japanese terms spelled with 然 read as ぜん
- Japanese terms spelled with 形 read as けい
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 3 kanji
- ja:Grammar