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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Alternative spellings
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為す
成す
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Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「成す」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
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| Stem forms
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Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
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成す
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なす
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| Imperative (命令形)
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成せ
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なせ
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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成される
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なされる
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| Causative
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成させる
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なさせる
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| Potential
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成せる
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なせる
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| Volitional
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成そう
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なそー
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| Negative
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成さない
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なさない
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| Negative perfective
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成さなかった
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なさなかった
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| Formal
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成します
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なします
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| Perfective
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成した
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なした
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| Conjunctive
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成して
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なして
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| Hypothetical conditional
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成せば
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なせば
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Verb
なす • (nasu) transitive godan (stem なし (nashi), past なした (nashita))
- accomplish
- form
- 意味をなさない
- imi o nasanai
- meaningless
- (literally, “not forming meaning”)
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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なさ
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nasa
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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なし
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nashi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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なす
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nasu
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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なす
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nasu
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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なせ
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nase
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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なせ
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nase
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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なされる
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nasareru
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| Causative
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なさせる
なさす
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nasaseru
nasasu
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| Potential
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なせる
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naseru
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| Volitional
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なそう
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nasō
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| Negative
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なさない
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nasanai
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| Negative continuative
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なさず
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nasazu
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| Formal
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なします
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nashimasu
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| Perfective
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なした
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nashita
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| Conjunctive
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なして
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nashite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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なせば
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naseba
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of なす – see the following entry.
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(This term, なす (nasu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as なす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なす.)
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Etymology 3
| For pronunciation and definitions of なす – see the following entry.
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(This term, なす (nasu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as なす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なす.)
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