なふ

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Japanese

Alternative forms

  • (modern reflex) なう (-nau, verb, godan inflection)

Suffix

なふ • (-nafu) †yodan

  1. (non-productive) verb-forming suffix attached to nouns (generally for native Japanese words)
    友(とも) (tomo, “companion”) → 伴(ともな)ふ (tomonafu, “to accompany”) → modern 伴(ともな)う (tomonau)
    宜(うべ) (ube, “indeed”) → 諾(うべな)ふ (ubenafu, “to affirm; to agree, to accept”) → modern 諾(うべな)う (ubenau)
    裏(うら) (ura, “inside” or “inner feelings”) → 占(うらな)ふ (uranafu, “to divine”) → modern 占(うらな)う (uranau)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "なふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) なは nafa
Continuative (連用形) なひ nafi
Terminal (終止形) なふ nafu
Attributive (連体形) なふ nafu
Realis (已然形) なへ nafe
Imperative (命令形) なへ nafe
Key constructions
Negative なはず nafazu
Contrasting conjunction なへど nafedo
Causal conjunction なへば nafeba
Conditional conjunction なはば nafaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) なひき nafiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) なひけり nafikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) なひつ nafitu
Perfect tense (natural event) なひぬ nafinu
Perfect-continuative tense なへり
なひたり		 naferi
nafitari
Volitional なはむ nafamu

Synonyms

  • す (su, “to do”) (verb-forming suffix for nouns, primarily for Sino-Japanese words)

Derived terms

Terms derived from なふ
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