哀れむ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
哀
あわ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
憐れむ
憫れむ
閔れむ

Pronunciation

Verb

哀(あわ)れむ • (awaremu) ←あはれむ (afaremu)?transitive godan (stem 哀(あわ)れみ (awaremi), past 哀(あわ)れんだ (awarenda))

  1. to pity, to compassionate

Conjugation

Conjugation of "哀れむ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 哀れま あわれま awarema
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 哀れみ あわれみ awaremi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 哀れむ あわれむ awaremu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 哀れむ あわれむ awaremu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 哀れめ あわれめ awareme
Meireikei ("imperative") 哀れめ あわれめ awareme
Key constructions
Passive 哀れまれる あわれまれる awaremareru
Causative 哀れませる
哀れます 		あわれませる
あわれます 		awaremaseru
awaremasu
Potential 哀れめる あわれめる awaremeru
Volitional 哀れもう あわれもう awaremō
Negative 哀れまない あわれまない awaremanai
Negative continuative 哀れまず あわれまず awaremazu
Formal 哀れみます あわれみます awaremimasu
Perfective 哀れんだ あわれんだ awarenda
Conjunctive 哀れんで あわれんで awarende
Hypothetical conditional 哀れめば あわれめば awaremeba

References

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