劣後

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
劣 後
れつ
Grade: S 		ご
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

劣(れつ)後(ご) • (retsugo) 

  1. something that is subordinate to something else
    劣後(れつご)債(さい)
    retsugo sai
    subordinated debt
  2. something that comes after something else, something that is posterior to something else
    劣後(れつご)株(かぶ)
    retsugo kabu
    follow-on stock, stock that is issued after the initial offering

Verb

劣(れつ)後(ご)する • (retsugo suru) suru (stem 劣(れつ)後(ご)し (retsugo shi), past 劣(れつ)後(ご)した (retsugo shita))

  1. to be subordinate to something
    法律(ほうりつ)は憲法(けんぽう)に劣後(れつご)する
    hōritsu wa kenpō ni retsugosuru
    laws are subordinate to the constitution
  2. to come after something, to be posterior to something

Conjugation

Conjugation of "劣後する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 劣後し れつごし retsugo shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 劣後し れつごし retsugo shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 劣後する れつごする retsugo suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 劣後する れつごする retsugo suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 劣後すれ れつごすれ retsugo sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 劣後せよ¹
劣後しろ² 		れつごせよ¹
れつごしろ² 		retsugo seyo¹
retsugo shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 劣後される れつごされる retsugo sareru
Causative 劣後させる
劣後さす 		れつごさせる
れつごさす 		retsugo saseru
retsugo sasu
Potential 劣後できる れつごできる retsugo dekiru
Volitional 劣後しよう れつごしよう retsugo shiyō
Negative 劣後しない れつごしない retsugo shinai
Negative continuative 劣後せず れつごせず retsugo sezu
Formal 劣後します れつごします retsugo shimasu
Perfective 劣後した れつごした retsugo shita
Conjunctive 劣後して れつごして retsugo shite
Hypothetical conditional 劣後すれば れつごすれば retsugo sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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