着こなす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
着
き
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 着 (ki, “to wear, 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei) of the verb 着(き)る (kiru)”) +‎ こなす (-konasu, “to do something well, completely”)

Pronunciation

Verb

着(き)こなす • (kikonasu) godan (stem 着(き)こなし (kikonashi), past 着(き)こなした (kikonashita))

  1. to skilfully and stylishly wear clothing

Conjugation

Conjugation of "着こなす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 着こなさ きこなさ kikonasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 着こなし きこなし kikonashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 着こなす きこなす kikonasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 着こなす きこなす kikonasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 着こなせ きこなせ kikonase
Meireikei ("imperative") 着こなせ きこなせ kikonase
Key constructions
Passive 着こなされる きこなされる kikonasareru
Causative 着こなさせる
着こなさす 		きこなさせる
きこなさす 		kikonasaseru
kikonasasu
Potential 着こなせる きこなせる kikonaseru
Volitional 着こなそう きこなそう kikonasō
Negative 着こなさない きこなさない kikonasanai
Negative continuative 着こなさず きこなさず kikonasazu
Formal 着こなします きこなします kikonashimasu
Perfective 着こなした きこなした kikonashita
Conjunctive 着こなして きこなして kikonashite
Hypothetical conditional 着こなせば きこなせば kikonaseba

References

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