噛みこなす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
噛
か
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
嚙みこなす (kyūjitai)
噛み熟す

Etymology

Compound of 噛み (kami, “to chew, 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of the verb 噛(か)む (kamu)”) +‎ こなす (konasu, “suffix, to do something well, completely”)

Pronunciation

Verb

噛(か)みこなす • (kamikonasu) transitive godan (stem 噛(か)みこなし (kamikonashi), past 噛(か)みこなした (kamikonashita))

  1. to chew, to digest
    かたい肉(にく)をかみこなす
    katai niku o kamikonasu
    to chew a piece of tough meat
  2. to fully appreciate, to fully understand
    Synonym: 噛み締める (kamishimeru)
    新思潮(しんしちょう)を噛(か)みこなす
    shinshichō o kamikonasu
    to fully understand the new trend of thought

Conjugation

Conjugation of "噛みこなす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 噛みこなさ かみこなさ kamikonasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 噛みこなし かみこなし kamikonashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 噛みこなす かみこなす kamikonasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 噛みこなす かみこなす kamikonasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 噛みこなせ かみこなせ kamikonase
Meireikei ("imperative") 噛みこなせ かみこなせ kamikonase
Key constructions
Passive 噛みこなされる かみこなされる kamikonasareru
Causative 噛みこなさせる
噛みこなさす 		かみこなさせる
かみこなさす 		kamikonasaseru
kamikonasasu
Potential 噛みこなせる かみこなせる kamikonaseru
Volitional 噛みこなそう かみこなそう kamikonasō
Negative 噛みこなさない かみこなさない kamikonasanai
Negative continuative 噛みこなさず かみこなさず kamikonasazu
Formal 噛みこなします かみこなします kamikonashimasu
Perfective 噛みこなした かみこなした kamikonashita
Conjunctive 噛みこなして かみこなして kamikonashite
Hypothetical conditional 噛みこなせば かみこなせば kamikonaseba

References

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