まがう
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 紛う |
Alternative forms
- (prenominal, fossilized) まごう (magō)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) まがう [màgáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [ma̠ɡa̠ɯ̟ᵝ]
Verb
まがう • (magau) ←まがふ (magafu)? intransitive godan (stem まがい (magai), past まがった (magatta))
- to be mistaken for; to be confused with
- まごうことなき […]
- magō koto naki […]
- unmistakably […]
- まごうことなき […]
Conjugation
Conjugation of "まがう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | まがわ | magawa | |
| Continuative (連用形) | まがい | magai | |
| Terminal (終止形) | まがう | magau | |
| Attributive (連体形) | まがう | magau | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | まがえ | magae | |
| Imperative (命令形) | まがえ | magae | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | まがわれる | magawareru | |
| Causative | まがわせる まがわす | magawaseru magawasu | |
| Potential | まがえる | magaeru | |
| Volitional | まがおう | magaō | |
| Negative | まがわない | magawanai | |
| Negative continuative | まがわず | magawazu | |
| Formal | まがいます | magaimasu | |
| Perfective | まがった | magatta | |
| Conjunctive | まがって | magatte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | まがえば | magaeba | |
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN