あとおし

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
後押し

Etymology

From 後(あと) (ato) + 押(お)し (oshi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 押(お)す (osu).”).

Pronunciation

Noun

あとおし • (atooshi) ←あとおし (atoosi)?

  1. pushing from behind
  2. support; assistance

Verb

あとおしする • (atooshi suru) ←あとおし (atoosi)?suru (stem あとおしし (atooshi shi), past あとおしした (atooshi shita))

  1. to push from behind
  2. to support; to assist

Conjugation

Conjugation of "あとおしする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") あとおしし あとおしし atooshi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") あとおしし あとおしし atooshi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") あとおしする あとおしする atooshi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") あとおしする あとおしする atooshi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") あとおしすれ あとおしすれ atooshi sure
Meireikei ("imperative") あとおしせよ¹
あとおししろ² 		あとおしせよ¹
あとおししろ² 		atooshi seyo¹
atooshi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive あとおしされる あとおしされる atooshi sareru
Causative あとおしさせる
あとおしさす 		あとおしさせる
あとおしさす 		atooshi saseru
atooshi sasu
Potential あとおしできる あとおしできる atooshi dekiru
Volitional あとおししよう あとおししよう atooshi shiyō
Negative あとおししない あとおししない atooshi shinai
Negative continuative あとおしせず あとおしせず atooshi sezu
Formal あとおしします あとおしします atooshi shimasu
Perfective あとおしした あとおしした atooshi shita
Conjunctive あとおしして あとおしして atooshi shite
Hypothetical conditional あとおしすれば あとおしすれば atooshi sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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