かふ
See also: かぶ, がふ, and がぶ
Japanese
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of かふ – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, かふ, is a historical hiragana spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of かふ – see 飼う. (This term, かふ, is an alternative spelling of the above terms.) |
(The following entry is uncreated: 飼う.)
Etymology 3
| For pronunciation and definitions of かふ – see the following entries. | ||||||
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| (This term, かふ, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.) |
(The following entries are uncreated: 下付, 火夫, 花布, 花譜, 家父, 家扶, 家婦, 跏趺.)
Old Japanese
Etymology 1
From Proto-Japonic *kapu.
Verb
かふ (kapu)
- 飼ふ: to raise, rear, keep (livestock)
- 買ふ: to buy, exchange
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "かふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | かは | kafa | |
| Continuative (連用形) | かひ | kafi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | かふ | kafu | |
| Attributive (連体形) | かふ | kafu | |
| Realis (已然形) | かへ | kafe | |
| Imperative (命令形) | かへ | kafe | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | かはず | kafazu | |
| Contrasting conjunction | かへど | kafedo | |
| Causal conjunction | かへば | kafeba | |
| Conditional conjunction | かはば | kafaba | |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | かひき | kafiki | |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | かひけり | kafikeri | |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | かひつ | kafitu | |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | かひぬ | kafinu | |
| Perfect-continuative tense | かへり かひたり | kaferi kafitari | |
| Volitional | かはむ | kafamu | |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Japonic *kapaCi, cognate with Etymology 1 senses above.
Verb
かふ (kapu)
- 換ふ, 易ふ: to replace; to exchange, interchange
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "かふ" (ハ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | かへ | kafe | |
| Continuative (連用形) | かへ | kafe | |
| Terminal (終止形) | かふ | kafu | |
| Attributive (連体形) | かふる | kafuru | |
| Realis (已然形) | かふれ | kafure | |
| Imperative (命令形) | かへよ | kafeyo | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | かへず | kafezu | |
| Contrasting conjunction | かふれど | kafuredo | |
| Causal conjunction | かふれば | kafureba | |
| Conditional conjunction | かへば | kafeba | |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | かへき | kafeki | |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | かへけり | kafekeri | |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | かへつ | kafetu | |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | かへぬ | kafenu | |
| Perfect-continuative tense | かへたり | kafetari | |
| Volitional | かへむ | kafemu | |