悩ます

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
なや
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
惱ます (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Old Japanese. First cited in the Man'yōshū of 759.[1]

Derived as the regular classical causative conjugation of 悩む (nayamu, to be vexed).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「悩ます
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
悩ます やま
Imperative (命令形) 悩ませ やま
Key constructions
Passive 悩まされる やまされ
Causative 悩まさせる やまさせ
Potential 悩ませる やませ
Volitional 悩まそう やまそ
Negative 悩まさない やまさない
Negative perfective 悩まさなかった やまさなかった
Formal 悩まします やましま
Perfective 悩ました やました
Conjunctive 悩まして やまして
Hypothetical conditional 悩ませば やませば

Verb

(なや)ます (nayamasutransitive godan (stem (なや)まし (nayamashi), past (なや)ました (nayamashita))

Japanese verb pair
active 悩ます, 悩める
mediopassive 悩む
  1. to vex, to trouble, to distress, to afflict, to pester

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References

  1. ^ ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN