なす

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
為す
成す
済す

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「成す」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		成す なす
Imperative (命令形) 成せ なせ
Key constructions
Passive 成される なされる
Causative 成させる なさせる
Potential 成せる なせる
Volitional 成そう なそー
Negative 成さない なさない
Negative perfective 成さなかった なさなかった
Formal 成します なします
Perfective 成した なした
Conjunctive 成して なして
Hypothetical conditional 成せば なせば

Verb

なす • (nasu) transitive godan (stem なし (nashi), past なした (nashita))

Japanese verb pair
active なす
mediopassive なる
  1. to accomplish
    1. 済す: to fulfill one's obligations, to pay back debt
  2. to form
    意(い)味(み)をなさない
    imi o nasanai
    meaningless
    (literally, “not forming meaning”)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "なす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") なさ nasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") なし nashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") なす nasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") なす nasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") なせ nase
Meireikei ("imperative") なせ nase
Key constructions
Passive なされる nasareru
Causative なさせる
なさす 		nasaseru
nasasu
Potential なせる naseru
Volitional なそう nasō
Negative なさない nasanai
Negative continuative なさず nasazu
Formal なします nashimasu
Perfective なした nashita
Conjunctive なして nashite
Hypothetical conditional なせば naseba
Derived terms

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of なす – see the following entry.
【茄子】
Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine
a 茶入れ (chaire, “tea container”) in the shape of an eggplant
a surname
Alternative spellings
茄, ナス
(This term, なす (nasu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as なす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なす.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of なす – see the following entry.
【那須】
Nasu (a town in Nasu district, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan)
Nasu (a district of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan)
a surname
(This term, なす (nasu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as なす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なす.)

References

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