言ふ

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
言
い
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
謂ふ
云ふ

Verb

言(い)ふ • (ifu) †yodan

  1. Classical Japanese form of 言う (iu)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "言ふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 言は いは ifa
Continuative (連用形) 言ひ いひ ifi
Terminal (終止形) 言ふ いふ ifu
Attributive (連体形) 言ふ いふ ifu
Realis (已然形) 言へ いへ ife
Imperative (命令形) 言へ いへ ife
Key constructions
Negative 言はず いはず ifazu
Contrasting conjunction 言へど いへど ifedo
Causal conjunction 言へば いへば ifeba
Conditional conjunction 言はば いはば ifaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 言ひき いひき ifiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 言ひけり いひけり ifikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 言ひつ いひつ ifitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 言ひぬ いひぬ ifinu
Perfect-continuative tense 言へり
言ひたり		 いへり
いひたり		 iferi
ifitari
Volitional 言はむ いはむ ifamu
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