まじ
See also: まし
Japanese
Etymology 1
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| (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.) |
Etymology 2
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| (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.) |
Etymology 3
From Old Japanese ましじ.[1]
Verb
まじ • (maji) irregular
- (attaching to terminal form) should not; must not
Usage notes
- 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.
Inflection
Classical conjugation of "まじ" (シク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | まじく[1] まじから[2] |
maziku mazikara | ||
| Continuative (連用形) | まじく[1] まじかり[2] |
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 | ||
| [1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb. | ||||
Antonyms
- べし (beshi)
Derived terms
- まい (mai)
References
- ^ “まじ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months