叶う

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かな
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「叶う
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
叶う
Imperative (命令形) 叶え
Key constructions
Passive 叶われる なわれ
Causative 叶わせる なわせ
Potential - - -
Volitional 叶おう なお
Negative 叶わない なわない
Negative perfective 叶わなかった なわなかった
Formal 叶います ないま
Perfective 叶った った
Conjunctive 叶って って
Hypothetical conditional 叶えば えば

Verb

(かな) (kanauかなふ (kanafu)?intransitive godan (stem (かな) (kanai), past (かな)った (kanatta))

Japanese verb pair
active 叶える
mediopassive 叶う
  1. to be fulfilled (a dream, a wish)
    (かな)わない(ゆめ)
    kanawanai yume
    dream that will never come true
    (かな)わない(こい)
    kanawanai koi
    love that will never come to fruition

Conjugation

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