ナリ活用
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 活 | 用 |
| かつ Grade: 2 | よう Grade: 2 |
| kan’on | |
Etymology
From なり (nari, “to be”, archaic) + 活用 (katsuyō, “conjugation”).
The classical verb nari itself is a contraction of particle に (ni) and classical verb あり (ari).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) なりかつよー [nàrí káꜜtsùyòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [na̠ɾʲi ka̠t͡sɨᵝjo̞ː]
Noun
ナリ活用 • (nari katsuyō) (historical hiragana なりくわつよう)
- (Classical Japanese grammar) an adjective inflection class with the following inflections: -nara/-nari (or ni)/-nari/-naru/-nare/-nare
| Archaic | 未然形 Irrealis | 連用形 Adverbial | 終止形 Conclusive | 連体形 Attributive | 已然形 Realis | 命令形 Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 静か (shizuka, “quiet, calm”) | 静かなら (shizuka nara) | 静かなり (shizuka nari) 静かに (shizuka ni) | 静かなり (shizuka nari) | 静かなる (shizuka naru) | 静かなれ (shizuka nare) | 静かなれ (shizuka nare) |
| 遥か (haruka, “far, distant”) | 遥かなら (haruka nara) | 遥かなり (haruka nari) 遥かに (haruka ni) | 遥かなり (haruka nari) | 遥かなる (haruka naru) | 遥かなれ (haruka nare) | 遥かなれ (haruka nare) |
| 丁寧 (teinei, “polite, careful”) | 丁寧なら (teinei nara) | 丁寧なり (teinei nari) 丁寧に (teinei ni) | 丁寧なり (teinei nari) | 丁寧なる (teinei naru) | 丁寧なれ (teinei nare) | 丁寧なれ (teinei nare) |
Usage notes
- Adjectives in this class use the な (-na) inflection in modern Japanese.
See also
- タリ活用 (tari katsuyō)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN