手向かう

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
手 向
て
Grade: 1 		む
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 手 +‎ 向かう, literally "to face (someone) with hand"

Pronunciation

Verb

手(て)向(む)かう • (temukau) intransitive godan (stem 手(て)向(む)かい (temukai), past 手(て)向(む)かった (temukatta))

  1. (idiomatic) to resist
    Synonyms: 反抗する, 歯向かう, 逆らう
    強力(きょうりょく)な相手(あいて)に手向(てむ)かうことができる
    kyōryoku na aite ni temukau koto ga dekiru
    to be able to resist a strong opponent

Conjugation

Conjugation of "手向かう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 手向かわ てむかわ temukawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 手向かい てむかい temukai
Shūshikei ("terminal") 手向かう てむかう temukau
Rentaikei ("attributive") 手向かう てむかう temukau
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 手向かえ てむかえ temukae
Meireikei ("imperative") 手向かえ てむかえ temukae
Key constructions
Passive 手向かわれる てむかわれる temukawareru
Causative 手向かわせる
手向かわす 		てむかわせる
てむかわす 		temukawaseru
temukawasu
Potential 手向かえる てむかえる temukaeru
Volitional 手向かおう てむかおう temukaō
Negative 手向かわない てむかわない temukawanai
Negative continuative 手向かわず てむかわず temukawazu
Formal 手向かいます てむかいます temukaimasu
Perfective 手向かった てむかった temukatta
Conjunctive 手向かって てむかって temukatte
Hypothetical conditional 手向かえば てむかえば temukaeba

References

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