敢ふ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
敢
あ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

敢(あ)ふ • (afu) †nidan

  1. (obsolete) to bear, to endure, to put up with
  2. (obsolete, after the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of a verb) to do until the end

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "敢ふ" (ハ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 敢へ あへ afe
Continuative (連用形) 敢へ あへ afe
Terminal (終止形) 敢ふ あふ afu
Attributive (連体形) 敢ふる あふる afuru
Realis (已然形) 敢ふれ あふれ afure
Imperative (命令形) 敢へよ あへよ afeyo
Key constructions
Negative 敢へず あへず afezu
Contrasting conjunction 敢ふれど あふれど afuredo
Causal conjunction 敢ふれば あふれば afureba
Conditional conjunction 敢へば あへば afeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 敢へき あへき afeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 敢へけり あへけり afekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 敢へつ あへつ afetu
Perfect tense (natural event) 敢へぬ あへぬ afenu
Perfect-continuative tense 敢へたり あへたり afetari
Volitional 敢へむ あへむ afemu

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