経る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
経
へ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
經る (kyūjitai)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「経る」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		経る へる
Imperative (命令形) 経ろ へろ
Key constructions
Passive 経られる へられる
Causative 経させる へさせる
Potential - - -
Volitional 経よう へよー
Negative 経ない へない
Negative perfective 経なかった へなかった
Formal 経ます へます
Perfective 経た へた
Conjunctive 経て へて
Hypothetical conditional 経れば へれば

Verb

経(へ)る • (heru) transitive ichidan (stem 経(へ) (he), past 経(へ)た (heta))

  1. pass, elapse, go through a period of time
    面接(めんせつ)を経(へ)る
    mensetsu o heru
    to go through an interview

Conjugation

Conjugation of "経る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 経 へ he
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 経 へ he
Shūshikei ("terminal") 経る へる heru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 経る へる heru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 経れ へれ here
Meireikei ("imperative") 経よ¹
経ろ² 		へよ¹
へろ² 		heyo¹
hero²
Key constructions
Passive 経られる へられる herareru
Causative 経させる
経さす 		へさせる
へさす 		hesaseru
hesasu
Potential 経られる
経れる³ 		へられる
へれる³ 		herareru
hereru³
Volitional 経よう へよう heyō
Negative 経ない
経ぬ
経ん 		へない
へぬ
へん 		henai
henu
hen
Negative continuative 経ず へず hezu
Formal 経ます へます hemasu
Perfective 経た へた heta
Conjunctive 経て へて hete
Hypothetical conditional 経れば へれば hereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

Synonyms

References

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