まじ

See also: まし

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of まじ – see the following entry.

【マジ】	(colloquial) serious, for real

(This term, まじ (maji), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as まじ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as まじ.)

For pronunciation and definitions of まじ – see the following entry.

【真風】	(regional, western Japan) southern wind, a wind from the south or southwest Alternative spelling まぜ

(This term, まじ (maji), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as まじ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as まじ.)

まじ • (maji) irregular

In modern Japanese, all except the "prohibition" sense of まじ are replaced by its derived term まい (mai).
This word is morphologically a clitic. It is classified as 助動詞 (jodōshi, “auxiliary verb”) in traditional Japanese grammar.

Classical conjugation of "まじ" (シク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	まじくまじから	maziku mazikara
Continuative (連用形)	まじくまじかり	maziku mazikari
Terminal (終止形)	まじ	mazi
Attributive (連体形)	まじきまじかる	maziki mazikaru
Realis (已然形)	まじけれ	mazikere
Imperative (命令形)	まじかれ	mazikare
Key constructions
Negative	まじからず	mazikarazu
Contrasting conjunction	まじけれど	mazikeredo
Causal conjunction	まじければ	mazikereba
Conditional conjunction	まじくば	mazikuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	まじかりき	mazikariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	まじかりけり	mazikarikeri
Adverbial	まじく	maziku
Without auxiliary verb. With auxiliary verb.