かざす

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
翳す

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「かざす」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		かざす かざす
Imperative (命令形) かざせ かざせ
Key constructions
Passive かざされる かざされる
Causative かざさせる かざさせる
Potential かざせる かざせる
Volitional かざそう かざそー
Negative かざさない かざさない
Negative perfective かざさなかった かざさなかった
Formal かざします かざします
Perfective かざした かざした
Conjunctive かざして かざして
Hypothetical conditional かざせば かざせば

Verb

かざす • (kazasu) godan (stem かざし (kazashi), past かざした (kazashita))

  1. to hold over one's head; to hold high
    1. to hold something up to expose it to light
    2. to hold something up to shade oneself
  2. to put one's hands over; to cover
    火(ひ)に手(て)をかざして本(ほん)を読(よ)む
    hi ni te o kazashite hon o yomu
    to hold one's hands out toward the fire and read books
    ランプに手(て)をかざす
    ranpu ni te o kazasu
    to cover the lamp with one's hands

Conjugation

Conjugation of "かざす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") かざさ kazasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") かざし kazashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") かざす kazasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") かざす kazasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") かざせ kazase
Meireikei ("imperative") かざせ kazase
Key constructions
Passive かざされる kazasareru
Causative かざさせる
かざさす 		kazasaseru
kazasasu
Potential かざせる kazaseru
Volitional かざそう kazasō
Negative かざさない kazasanai
Negative continuative かざさず kazasazu
Formal かざします kazashimasu
Perfective かざした kazashita
Conjunctive かざして kazashite
Hypothetical conditional かざせば kazaseba

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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