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Japanese
Etymology
Cognate with 清 (saya) and さやか (sayaka).
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "冴える"
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| Stem forms
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Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
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冴える
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さえる
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| Imperative (命令形)
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冴えろ
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さえろ
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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冴えられる
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さえられる
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| Causative
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冴えさせる
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さえさせる
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| Potential
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-
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-
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-
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| Volitional
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冴えよう
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さえよー
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| Negative
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冴えない
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さえない
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| Negative perfective
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冴えなかった
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さえなかった
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| Formal
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冴えます
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さえます
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| Perfective
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冴えた
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さえた
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| Conjunctive
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冴えて
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さえて
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| Hypothetical conditional
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冴えれば
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さえれば
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Verb
冴える • (saeru) intransitive ichidan (stem 冴え (sae), past 冴えた (saeta))
- be clear, vivid
- be accomplished, have mastered
- be mentally clear, sharp
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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冴え
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さえ
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sae
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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冴え
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さえ
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sae
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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冴える
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さえる
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saeru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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冴える
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さえる
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saeru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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冴えれ
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さえれ
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saere
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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冴えよ¹
冴えろ²
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さえよ¹
さえろ²
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saeyo¹
saero²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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冴えられる
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さえられる
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saerareru
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| Causative
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冴えさせる
冴えさす
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さえさせる
さえさす
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saesaseru
saesasu
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| Potential
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冴えられる
冴えれる³
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さえられる
さえれる³
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saerareru
saereru³
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| Volitional
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冴えよう
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さえよう
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saeyō
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| Negative
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冴えない
冴えぬ
冴えん
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さえない
さえぬ
さえん
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saenai
saenu
saen
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| Negative continuative
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冴えず
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さえず
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saezu
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| Formal
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冴えます
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さえます
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saemasu
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| Perfective
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冴えた
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さえた
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saeta
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| Conjunctive
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冴えて
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さえて
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saete
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| Hypothetical conditional
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冴えれば
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さえれば
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saereba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →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
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN