象る
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 象 |
| かたど Grade: 5 |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 模る |
Etymology
From the meaning of 形取る, lit, "to take the shape of"[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) かたどる [kàtádóꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [ka̠ta̠do̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
Verb
象る • (katadoru) transitive godan (stem 象り (katadori), past 象った (katadotta))
- to make a shape of, to model, to symbolize
Conjugation
Conjugation of "象る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 象ら | かたどら | katadora |
| Continuative (連用形) | 象り | かたどり | katadori |
| Terminal (終止形) | 象る | かたどる | katadoru |
| Attributive (連体形) | 象る | かたどる | katadoru |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 象れ | かたどれ | katadore |
| Imperative (命令形) | 象れ | かたどれ | katadore |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 象られる | かたどられる | katadorareru |
| Causative | 象らせる 象らす | かたどらせる かたどらす | katadoraseru katadorasu |
| Potential | 象れる | かたどれる | katadoreru |
| Volitional | 象ろう | かたどろう | katadorō |
| Negative | 象らない | かたどらない | katadoranai |
| Negative continuative | 象らず | かたどらず | katadorazu |
| Formal | 象ります | かたどります | katadorimasu |
| Perfective | 象った | かたどった | katadotta |
| Conjunctive | 象って | かたどって | katadotte |
| Hypothetical conditional | 象れば | かたどれば | katadoreba |
See also
- 形を取る (katachi o toru)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN