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Japanese
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「兼ねる」
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| Stem forms
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Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
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兼ねる
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かねる
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| Imperative (命令形)
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兼ねろ
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かねろ
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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兼ねられる
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かねられる
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| Causative
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兼ねさせる
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かねさせる
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| Potential
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兼ねられる
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かねられる
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| Volitional
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兼ねよう
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かねよー
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| Negative
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兼ねない
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かねない
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| Negative perfective
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兼ねなかった
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かねなかった
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| Formal
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兼ねます
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かねます
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| Perfective
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兼ねた
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かねた
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| Conjunctive
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兼ねて
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かねて
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| Hypothetical conditional
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兼ねれば
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かねれば
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Verb
兼ねる • (kaneru) transitive ichidan (stem 兼ね (kane), past 兼ねた (kaneta))
- serve as one thing and another at once
- この部屋は書斎と応接間を兼ねています。
- Kono heya wa shosai to ōsetsuma o kanete imasu.
- This room serves both as a reading room and a guest room.
- to take something else into concern; to further consider (something)
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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兼ね
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かね
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kane
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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兼ね
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かね
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kane
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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兼ねる
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かねる
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kaneru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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兼ねる
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かねる
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kaneru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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兼ねれ
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かねれ
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kanere
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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兼ねよ¹
兼ねろ²
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かねよ¹
かねろ²
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kaneyo¹
kanero²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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兼ねられる
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かねられる
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kanerareru
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| Causative
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兼ねさせる
兼ねさす
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かねさせる
かねさす
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kanesaseru
kanesasu
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| Potential
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兼ねられる
兼ねれる³
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かねられる
かねれる³
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kanerareru
kanereru³
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| Volitional
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兼ねよう
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かねよう
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kaneyō
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| Negative
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兼ねない
兼ねぬ
兼ねん
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かねない
かねぬ
かねん
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kanenai
kanenu
kanen
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| Negative continuative
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兼ねず
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かねず
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kanezu
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| Formal
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兼ねます
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かねます
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kanemasu
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| Perfective
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兼ねた
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かねた
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kaneta
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| Conjunctive
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兼ねて
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かねて
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kanete
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| Hypothetical conditional
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兼ねれば
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かねれば
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kanereba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
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Suffix
兼ねる • (-kaneru) ichidan (stem 兼ね (-kane), past 兼ねた (-kaneta))
- find it difficult to do, be unable to do
- ケガ・事故等の責任は一切負いかねます。
- Kega jiko nado no sekinin wa issai oi-kanemasu.
- We will not bear any responsibility for any injuries or accidents.
- より深刻な事態を招きかねません。
- Yori shinkoku na jitai o maneki-kanemasen.
- It may further lead to a more serious consequence.
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- 「本当に殺されかねないと恐怖を感じた。」
- “Hontō ni korosarekanenai to kyōfu o kanjita.”
- "I thought that he might really kill me. I was terrified."
Usage notes
- As a suffix, this term is usually spelled in hiragana, attach after the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of a verb.
- Can be used in the negative form, as in かねない (kanenai) or かねません (kanemasen). Similar to かもしれない (kamoshirenai), this term has the nuance of the possibility of some unfavorable events happening.