小作
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 小 | 作 |
| こ Grade: 1 |
さく Grade: 2 |
| yutōyomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- tenant farming, the leasing and cultivating of farmland
Derived terms
Verb
小作する • (kosaku suru) suru (stem 小作し (kosaku shi), past 小作した (kosaku shita))
- to farm as a tenant, to lease and cultivate farmland
Conjugation
Conjugation of "小作する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 小作し | こさくし | kosaku shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 小作し | こさくし | kosaku shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 小作する | こさくする | kosaku suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 小作する | こさくする | kosaku suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 小作すれ | こさくすれ | kosaku sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 小作せよ¹ 小作しろ² |
こさくせよ¹ こさくしろ² |
kosaku seyo¹ kosaku shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 小作される | こさくされる | kosaku sareru | |
| Causative | 小作させる 小作さす |
こさくさせる こさくさす |
kosaku saseru kosaku sasu | |
| Potential | 小作できる | こさくできる | kosaku dekiru | |
| Volitional | 小作しよう | こさくしよう | kosaku shiyō | |
| Negative | 小作しない | こさくしない | kosaku shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 小作せず | こさくせず | kosaku sezu | |
| Formal | 小作します | こさくします | kosaku shimasu | |
| Perfective | 小作した | こさくした | kosaku shita | |
| Conjunctive | 小作して | こさくして | kosaku shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 小作すれば | こさくすれば | kosaku sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||