象る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
象
かたど
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
模る

Etymology

From the meaning of 形取る, lit, "to take the shape of"[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

象(かたど)る • (katadoru) transitive godan (stem 象(かたど)り (katadori), past 象(かたど)った (katadotta))

  1. to make a shape of, to model, to symbolize

Conjugation

Conjugation of "象る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 象ら かたどら katadora
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 象り かたどり katadori
Shūshikei ("terminal") 象る かたどる katadoru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 象る かたどる katadoru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 象れ かたどれ katadore
Meireikei ("imperative") 象れ かたどれ katadore
Key constructions
Passive 象られる かたどられる katadorareru
Causative 象らせる
象らす 		かたどらせる
かたどらす 		katadoraseru
katadorasu
Potential 象れる かたどれる katadoreru
Volitional 象ろう かたどろう katadorō
Negative 象らない かたどらない katadoranai
Negative continuative 象らず かたどらず katadorazu
Formal 象ります かたどります katadorimasu
Perfective 象った かたどった katadotta
Conjunctive 象って かたどって katadotte
Hypothetical conditional 象れば かたどれば katadoreba

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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