結ぶ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
結
むす
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「結ぶ」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		結ぶ むすぶ
Imperative (命令形) 結べ むすべ
Key constructions
Passive 結ばれる むすばれる
Causative 結ばせる むすばせる
Potential 結べる むすべる
Volitional 結ぼう むすぼー
Negative 結ばない むすばない
Negative perfective 結ばなかった むすばなかった
Formal 結びます むすびます
Perfective 結んだ むすんだ
Conjunctive 結んで むすんで
Hypothetical conditional 結べば むすべば

Verb

結(むす)ぶ • (musubu) transitive godan (stem 結(むす)び (musubi), past 結(むす)んだ (musunda))

  1. tie (a string, rope, sash, etc.)
  2. connect
  3. be bound (by love, friendship, etc.)
  4. enter a contract, form an alliance
  5. wrap up, wind up
  6. conclude, end

Conjugation

Conjugation of "結ぶ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 結ば むすば musuba
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 結び むすび musubi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 結ぶ むすぶ musubu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 結ぶ むすぶ musubu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 結べ むすべ musube
Meireikei ("imperative") 結べ むすべ musube
Key constructions
Passive 結ばれる むすばれる musubareru
Causative 結ばせる
結ばす 		むすばせる
むすばす 		musubaseru
musubasu
Potential 結べる むすべる musuberu
Volitional 結ぼう むすぼう musubō
Negative 結ばない むすばない musubanai
Negative continuative 結ばず むすばず musubazu
Formal 結びます むすびます musubimasu
Perfective 結んだ むすんだ musunda
Conjunctive 結んで むすんで musunde
Hypothetical conditional 結べば むすべば musubeba

Antonyms

References

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