弾きこなす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
弾
ひ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
彈きこなす (kyūjitai)
弾き熟す

Etymology

Compound of 弾き (hiki, “to play (an instrument), 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of the verb 弾(ひ)く (hiku)”) +‎ こなす (konasu, “suffix, to do something well, completely”)

Pronunciation

Verb

弾(ひ)きこなす • (hikikonasu) transitive godan (stem 弾(ひ)きこなし (hikikonashi), past 弾(ひ)きこなした (hikikonashita))

  1. to play an instrument skillfully, freely
    難曲(なんきょく)を弾(ひ)きこなす
    nankyoku o hikikonasu
    to play difficult piece skillfully

Conjugation

Conjugation of "弾きこなす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 弾きこなさ ひきこなさ hikikonasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 弾きこなし ひきこなし hikikonashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 弾きこなす ひきこなす hikikonasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 弾きこなす ひきこなす hikikonasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 弾きこなせ ひきこなせ hikikonase
Meireikei ("imperative") 弾きこなせ ひきこなせ hikikonase
Key constructions
Passive 弾きこなされる ひきこなされる hikikonasareru
Causative 弾きこなさせる
弾きこなさす 		ひきこなさせる
ひきこなさす 		hikikonasaseru
hikikonasasu
Potential 弾きこなせる ひきこなせる hikikonaseru
Volitional 弾きこなそう ひきこなそう hikikonasō
Negative 弾きこなさない ひきこなさない hikikonasanai
Negative continuative 弾きこなさず ひきこなさず hikikonasazu
Formal 弾きこなします ひきこなします hikikonashimasu
Perfective 弾きこなした ひきこなした hikikonashita
Conjunctive 弾きこなして ひきこなして hikikonashite
Hypothetical conditional 弾きこなせば ひきこなせば hikikonaseba

References

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