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Japanese
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「困る」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
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| Stem forms
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Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
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困る
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こまる
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| Imperative (命令形)
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困れ
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こまれ
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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困られる
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こまられる
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| Causative
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困らせる
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こまらせる
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| Potential
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-
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-
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-
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| Volitional
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困ろう
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こまろー
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| Negative
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困らない
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こまらない
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| Negative perfective
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困らなかった
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こまらなかった
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| Formal
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困ります
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こまります
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| Perfective
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困った
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こまった
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| Conjunctive
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困って
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こまって
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| Hypothetical conditional
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困れば
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こまれば
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Verb
困る • (komaru) intransitive godan (stem 困り (komari), past 困った (komatta))
- to have trouble (with something)
- to be bothered (by something), to be vexed, to be troubled, to be in trouble
- お客様、困ります。
- Okyakusama, komarimasu.
- Sir, please stop.
- (literally, “Dear customer, what you are doing is quite troublesome.”)
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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困ら
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こまら
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komara
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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困り
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こまり
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komari
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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困る
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こまる
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komaru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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困る
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こまる
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komaru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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困れ
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こまれ
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komare
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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困れ
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こまれ
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komare
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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困られる
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こまられる
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komarareru
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| Causative
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困らせる
困らす
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こまらせる
こまらす
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komaraseru
komarasu
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| Potential
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困れる
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こまれる
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komareru
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| Volitional
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困ろう
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こまろう
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komarō
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| Negative
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困らない
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こまらない
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komaranai
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| Negative continuative
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困らず
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こまらず
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komarazu
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| Formal
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困ります
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こまります
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komarimasu
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| Perfective
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困った
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こまった
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komatta
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| Conjunctive
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困って
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こまって
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komatte
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| Hypothetical conditional
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困れば
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こまれば
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komareba
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References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN