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Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
おおし • (ōshi) ←おほし (ofosi)?†-ku
- Classical Japanese and literary form of おおい (ōi)
- 恋多き女
- koi ōki onna
- (modern language) woman involved in romance
- 事故多し注意
- jiko ōshi chūi
- (modern language) frequent accidents—beware
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Irrealis (未然形)
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おおく
おおから |
ooku
ookara
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| Continuative (連用形)
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おおく
おおかり |
ooku
ookari
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| Terminal (終止形)
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おおし |
oosi
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| Attributive (連体形)
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おおき
おおかる |
ooki
ookaru
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| Realis (已然形)
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おおけれ |
ookere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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おおかれ |
ookare
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| Key constructions
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| Negative
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おおからず |
ookarazu
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| Contrasting conjunction
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おおけれど |
ookeredo
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| Causal conjunction
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おおければ |
ookereba
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| Conditional conjunction
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おおくば |
ookuba
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| Past tense (firsthand knowledge)
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おおかりき |
ookariki
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| Past tense (secondhand knowledge)
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おおかりけり |
ookarikeri
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| Adverbial
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おおく |
ooku
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Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.
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Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of おおし – see the following entry.
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(This term, おおし (ōshi), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as おおし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as おおし.)
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