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Japanese
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「目指す」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
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Stem forms
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Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形)
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目指す
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めざす
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Imperative (命令形)
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目指せ
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めざせ
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Key constructions
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Passive
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目指される
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めざされる
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Causative
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目指させる
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めざさせる
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Potential
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目指せる
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めざせる
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Volitional
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目指そう
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めざそー
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Negative
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目指さない
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めざさない
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Negative perfective
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目指さなかった
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めざさなかった
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Formal
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目指します
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めざします
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Perfective
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目指した
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めざした
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Conjunctive
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目指して
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めざして
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Hypothetical conditional
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目指せば
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めざせば
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Verb
めざす • (mezasu) transitive godan (stem めざし (mezashi), past めざした (mezashita))
- to aim for, be after
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- ōku no bijinesu ni kan suru fukugōmeishi o oboete, Tōikku hai sukoa o mezashimashō!
- By remembering lots of business-related compound nouns, let’s aim for a high TOEIC score!
- to head towards, go towards
Conjugation
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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めざさ
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mezasa
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Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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めざし
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mezashi
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Shūshikei ("terminal")
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めざす
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mezasu
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Rentaikei ("attributive")
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めざす
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mezasu
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Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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めざせ
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mezase
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Meireikei ("imperative")
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めざせ
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mezase
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Key constructions
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Passive
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めざされる
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mezasareru
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Causative
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めざさせる めざさす
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mezasaseru mezasasu
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Potential
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めざせる
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mezaseru
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Volitional
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めざそう
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mezasō
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Negative
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めざさない
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mezasanai
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Negative continuative
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めざさず
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mezasazu
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Formal
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めざします
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mezashimasu
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Perfective
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めざした
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mezashita
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Conjunctive
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めざして
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mezashite
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Hypothetical conditional
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めざせば
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mezaseba
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References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN