根回し
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 根 | 回 |
| ね Grade: 3 |
まわ Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Noun
- (literally) digging around a tree before transplanting it
- (figuratively) seeking agreement in meetings and discussions with others before putting a change into action
Verb
根回しする • (nemawashi suru) suru (stem 根回しし (nemawashi shi), past 根回しした (nemawashi shita))
- (literally) dig around a tree before planting it
- (figuratively) take measures, lay the groundwork by seeking consensus beforehand
Conjugation
Conjugation of "根回しする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 根回しし | ねまわしし | nemawashi shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 根回しし | ねまわしし | nemawashi shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 根回しする | ねまわしする | nemawashi suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 根回しする | ねまわしする | nemawashi suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 根回しすれ | ねまわしすれ | nemawashi sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 根回しせよ¹ 根回ししろ² |
ねまわしせよ¹ ねまわししろ² |
nemawashi seyo¹ nemawashi shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 根回しされる | ねまわしされる | nemawashi sareru | |
| Causative | 根回しさせる 根回しさす |
ねまわしさせる ねまわしさす |
nemawashi saseru nemawashi sasu | |
| Potential | 根回しできる | ねまわしできる | nemawashi dekiru | |
| Volitional | 根回ししよう | ねまわししよう | nemawashi shiyō | |
| Negative | 根回ししない | ねまわししない | nemawashi shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 根回しせず | ねまわしせず | nemawashi sezu | |
| Formal | 根回しします | ねまわしします | nemawashi shimasu | |
| Perfective | 根回しした | ねまわしした | nemawashi shita | |
| Conjunctive | 根回しして | ねまわしして | nemawashi shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 根回しすれば | ねまわしすれば | nemawashi sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||