まえばらい
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 前払い |
Etymology
From 前 (mae) + 払い (harai, “連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 払う (harau).”). The harai changes to barai as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
まえばらい • (maebarai) ←まへばらひ (mafebarafi)?
Synonyms
- 先払い (sakibarai)
Antonyms
- 後払い (atobarai)
Verb
まえばらいする • (maebarai suru) ←まへばらひ (mafebarafi)?suru (stem まえばらいし (maebarai shi), past まえばらいした (maebarai shita))
- to pay in advance
Conjugation
Conjugation of "まえばらいする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | まえばらいし | maebarai shi | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | まえばらいし | maebarai shi | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | まえばらいする | maebarai suru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | まえばらいする | maebarai suru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | まえばらいすれ | maebarai sure | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | まえばらいせよ¹ まえばらいしろ² |
maebarai seyo¹ maebarai shiro² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | まえばらいされる | maebarai sareru | ||
| Causative | まえばらいさせる まえばらいさす |
maebarai saseru maebarai sasu | ||
| Potential | まえばらいできる | maebarai dekiru | ||
| Volitional | まえばらいしよう | maebarai shiyō | ||
| Negative | まえばらいしない | maebarai shinai | ||
| Negative continuative | まえばらいせず | maebarai sezu | ||
| Formal | まえばらいします | maebarai shimasu | ||
| Perfective | まえばらいした | maebarai shita | ||
| Conjunctive | まえばらいして | maebarai shite | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | まえばらいすれば | maebarai sureba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN