うたう

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Japanese

Etymology

Alternative spellings
歌う
唄う
謡う
詠う
謳う

From Old Japanese and ultimately related to 歌 (uta, “song”).

First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「歌う」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		歌う うたう
Imperative (命令形) 歌え うたえ
Key constructions
Passive 歌われる うたわれる
Causative 歌わせる うたわせる
Potential 歌える うたえる
Volitional 歌おう うたおー
Negative 歌わない うたわない
Negative perfective 歌わなかった うたわなかった
Formal 歌います うたいます
Perfective 歌った うたった
Conjunctive 歌って うたって
Hypothetical conditional 歌えば うたえば
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「謳う」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		謳う うたう
Imperative (命令形) 謳え うたえ
Key constructions
Passive 謳われる うたわれる
Causative 謳わせる うたわせる
Potential 謳える うたえる
Volitional 謳おう うたおー
Negative 謳わない うたわない
Negative perfective 謳わなかった うたわなかった
Formal 謳います うたいます
Perfective 謳った うたった
Conjunctive 謳って うたって
Hypothetical conditional 謳えば うたえば

Verb

うたう • (utau) ←うたふ (utafu)?transitive or intransitive godan (stem うたい (utai), past うたった (utatta))

  1. 歌う, 唄う: (transitive, intransitive) to sing
    1. 謡う: (specifically) to sing a noh song
  2. 詠う: (transitive) to compose poetry
  3. 詠う: (transitive, intransitive) to recite poetry
  4. 歌う, 唄う: (intransitive) to tweet, said of birds
    Synonym: 鳴く (naku)
  5. 謳う: to state, praise (for own good)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "うたう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") うたわ utawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") うたい utai
Shūshikei ("terminal") うたう utau
Rentaikei ("attributive") うたう utau
Kateikei ("hypothetical") うたえ utae
Meireikei ("imperative") うたえ utae
Key constructions
Passive うたわれる utawareru
Causative うたわせる
うたわす 		utawaseru
utawasu
Potential うたえる utaeru
Volitional うたおう utaō
Negative うたわない utawanai
Negative continuative うたわず utawazu
Formal うたいます utaimasu
Perfective うたった utatta
Conjunctive うたって utatte
Hypothetical conditional うたえば utaeba
Classical conjugation of "うたふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) うたは utafa
Continuative (連用形) うたひ utafi
Terminal (終止形) うたふ utafu
Attributive (連体形) うたふ utafu
Realis (已然形) うたへ utafe
Imperative (命令形) うたへ utafe
Key constructions
Negative うたはず utafazu
Contrasting conjunction うたへど utafedo
Causal conjunction うたへば utafeba
Conditional conjunction うたはば utafaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) うたひき utafiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) うたひけり utafikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) うたひつ utafitu
Perfect tense (natural event) うたひぬ utafinu
Perfect-continuative tense うたへり
うたひたり		 utaferi
utafitari
Volitional うたはむ utafamu

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References

  1. ^ “歌・謡・唄・謳”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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