つちかう
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 培う |
Etymology
From classical Japanese 土養ふ (tsuchikafu).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
つちかう • (tsuchikau) transitive godan (stem つちかい (tsuchikai), past つちかった (tsuchikatta))
- to cultivate; to foster
- government description of Sports Day
- 2017, 三秋縋, [1]
Conjugation
Conjugation of "つちかう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | つちかわ | tsuchikawa | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | つちかい | tsuchikai | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | つちかう | tsuchikau | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | つちかう | tsuchikau | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | つちかえ | tsuchikae | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | つちかえ | tsuchikae | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | つちかわれる | tsuchikawareru | |
| Causative | つちかわせる つちかわす |
tsuchikawaseru tsuchikawasu | |
| Potential | つちかえる | tsuchikaeru | |
| Volitional | つちかおう | tsuchikaō | |
| Negative | つちかわない | tsuchikawanai | |
| Negative continuative | つちかわず | tsuchikawazu | |
| Formal | つちかいます | tsuchikaimasu | |
| Perfective | つちかった | tsuchikatta | |
| Conjunctive | つちかって | tsuchikatte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | つちかえば | tsuchikaeba | |