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Japanese
Etymology
From 長 (naga, “long”) + 生き (iki, “living”).
Pronunciation
Noun
長生き • (nagaiki)
- longevity
- long life
Synonyms
Verb
長生きする • (nagaiki suru) suru (stem 長生きし (nagaiki shi), past 長生きした (nagaiki shita))
- to live a long life
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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長生きし
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ながいきし
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nagaiki shi
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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長生きし
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ながいきし
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nagaiki shi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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長生きする
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ながいきする
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nagaiki suru
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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長生きする
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ながいきする
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nagaiki suru
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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長生きすれ
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ながいきすれ
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nagaiki sure
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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長生きせよ¹
長生きしろ²
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ながいきせよ¹
ながいきしろ²
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nagaiki seyo¹
nagaiki shiro²
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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長生きされる
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ながいきされる
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nagaiki sareru
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| Causative
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長生きさせる
長生きさす
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ながいきさせる
ながいきさす
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nagaiki saseru
nagaiki sasu
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| Potential
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長生きできる
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ながいきできる
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nagaiki dekiru
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| Volitional
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長生きしよう
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ながいきしよう
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nagaiki shiyō
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| Negative
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長生きしない
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ながいきしない
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nagaiki shinai
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| Negative continuative
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長生きせず
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ながいきせず
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nagaiki sezu
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| Formal
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長生きします
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ながいきします
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nagaiki shimasu
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| Perfective
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長生きした
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ながいきした
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nagaiki shita
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| Conjunctive
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長生きして
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ながいきして
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nagaiki shite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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長生きすれば
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ながいきすれば
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nagaiki sureba
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¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN