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Japanese
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「遅い」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
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| Stem forms
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| Continuative (連用形)
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遅く
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おそく
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| Terminal (終止形)
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遅い
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おそい
おそい
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| Attributive (連体形)
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遅い
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おそい
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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遅くない
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おそくない
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| Informal past
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遅かった
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おそかった
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| Informal negative past
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遅くなかった
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おそくなかった
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| Formal
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遅いです
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おそいです
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| Conjunctive
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遅くて
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おそくて
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| Conditional
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遅ければ
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おそければ
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Adjective
おそい • (osoi) ←おそい (osoi)?-i (adverbial おそく (osoku))
- 遅い: slow, late (as in delayed)
- Antonym: 速い (hayai, “fast”)
- 遅い, 晩い: late (as in during the day)
- Antonym: 早い (hayai, “early”)
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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おそかろ
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osokaro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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おそく
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osoku
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| Terminal (終止形)
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おそい
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osoi
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| Attributive (連体形)
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おそい
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osoi
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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おそけれ
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osokere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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おそかれ
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osokare
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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おそくない
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osoku nai
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| Informal past
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おそかった
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osokatta
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| Informal negative past
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おそくなかった
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osoku nakatta
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| Formal
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おそいです
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osoi desu
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| Formal negative
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おそくないです
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osoku nai desu
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| Formal past
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おそかったです
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osokatta desu
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| Formal negative past
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おそくなかったです
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osoku nakatta desu
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| Conjunctive
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おそくて
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osokute
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| Conditional
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おそければ
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osokereba
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| Provisional
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おそかったら
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osokattara
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| Volitional
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おそかろう
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osokarō
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| Adverbial
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おそく
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osoku
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| Degree
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おそさ
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ososa
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Synonyms
- (late coming): 遅刻 (chikoku) (noun)
- (postpone, go late, come late): 遅れる (okureru) (verb)
- (slowly): ゆっくり (yukkuri) (adverb)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN