明く
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 明 |
| あ Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
Pronunciation
Verb
明く • (aku) intransitive godan (stem 明き (aki), past 明いた (aita))
Conjugation
Conjugation of "明く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 明か | あか | aka |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 明き | あき | aki |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 明く | あく | aku |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 明く | あく | aku |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 明け | あけ | ake |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 明け | あけ | ake |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 明かれる | あかれる | akareru |
| Causative | 明かせる 明かす |
あかせる あかす |
akaseru akasu |
| Potential | 明ける | あける | akeru |
| Volitional | 明こう | あこう | akō |
| Negative | 明かない | あかない | akanai |
| Negative continuative | 明かず | あかず | akazu |
| Formal | 明きます | あきます | akimasu |
| Perfective | 明いた | あいた | aita |
| Conjunctive | 明いて | あいて | aite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 明けば | あけば | akeba |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “あ・く 【明・開・空】
”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
