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Japanese
Alternative spelling
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サ行變格活用 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
Compound of サ行 (sa-gyō, “sa-row”) + 変格活用 (henkaku katsuyō, “irregular conjugation”).
Pronunciation
Noun
サ行変格活用 • (sa-gyō henkaku katsuyō) ←さぎやうへんかくくわつよう (sa-gyau fenkaku kwatuyou)?
- (grammar) a verbal conjugation class in which the verb stem ends in s-
- Synonyms: サ行変格 (sa-gyō henkaku), サ変 (sa-hen)
Usage notes
- Some archaic verbs, such as 愛す (aisu, modern 愛する (aisuru), “to love”) were interchanged with the archaic 四段活用 (yodan katsuyō, “quadrigrade conjugation”) or modern 五段活用 (godan katsuyō, “quin-tigrade conjugation”).
- Some archaic verbs, due to rendaku (連濁), shifted into modern 上一段活用 (kami ichidan katsuyō, “upper monograde conjugation”):
- そらにす (sora ni su, “do by memory”) → 諳んずる (soranzuru) → 諳んじる (soranjiru, “to memorize”)
- 命ずる (meizuru) → 命じる (meijiru, “to order”)
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