味わう

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
味
あじ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「味わう」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		味わう あじわう
Imperative (命令形) 味わえ あじわえ
Key constructions
Passive 味わわれる あじわわれる
Causative 味わわせる あじわわせる
Potential 味わえる あじわえる
Volitional 味わおう あじわおー
Negative 味わわない あじわわない
Negative perfective 味わわなかった あじわわなかった
Formal 味わいます あじわいます
Perfective 味わった あじわった
Conjunctive 味わって あじわって
Hypothetical conditional 味わえば あじわえば

Verb

味(あじ)わう • (ajiwau) ←あぢはふ (adifafu)?transitive godan (stem 味(あじ)わい (ajiwai), past 味(あじ)わった (ajiwatta))

  1. savor; relish; enjoy the taste of
  2. savor; relish; appreciate; enjoy (an experience)
  3. appreciate; understand (an experience); feel (the joy or pain of something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "味わう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 味わわ あじわわ ajiwawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 味わい あじわい ajiwai
Shūshikei ("terminal") 味わう あじわう ajiwau
Rentaikei ("attributive") 味わう あじわう ajiwau
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 味わえ あじわえ ajiwae
Meireikei ("imperative") 味わえ あじわえ ajiwae
Key constructions
Passive 味わわれる あじわわれる ajiwawareru
Causative 味わわせる
味わわす 		あじわわせる
あじわわす 		ajiwawaseru
ajiwawasu
Potential 味わえる あじわえる ajiwaeru
Volitional 味わおう あじわおう ajiwaō
Negative 味わわない あじわわない ajiwawanai
Negative continuative 味わわず あじわわず ajiwawazu
Formal 味わいます あじわいます ajiwaimasu
Perfective 味わった あじわった ajiwatta
Conjunctive 味わって あじわって ajiwatte
Hypothetical conditional 味わえば あじわえば ajiwaeba

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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