已然形
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 已 | 然 | 形 |
| い Jinmeiyō |
ぜん Grade: 4 |
けい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
已然形 • (izenkei)
- (grammar) a verbal inflectional category; the realis form as used in classical Japanese, which indicates that something is already the case, or in the process of happening. This form has evolved into the conditional form in modern Japanese without phonemic change.
Related terms
- 仮定形 (kateikei, “conditional”)
- 終止形 (shūshikei, “conclusive”)
- 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis”)
- 命令形 (meireikei, “imperative”)
- 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “adverbial”)
- 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive”)
See also
- 仮定形 (kateikei, “conditional”)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- Shibatani, Masayoshi (1990) The languages of Japan, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 221-224
- Kokugo Dai Jiten Dictionary. Shinsou-ban (Revised edition), Shogakukan, 1988