支える

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ささ
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「支える
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
支える さえる [sàsáérú]
Imperative (命令形) 支えろ さえろ [sàsáéró]
Key constructions
Passive 支えられる さえられる [sàsáérárérú]
Causative 支えさせる さえさせる [sàsáésásérú]
Potential 支えられる さえられる [sàsáérárérú]
Volitional 支えよう さえよ [sàsáéyóꜜò]
Negative 支えない さえない [sàsáénáí]
Negative perfective 支えなかった さえなかった [sàsáénáꜜkàttà]
Formal 支えます さえま [sàsáémáꜜsù]
Perfective 支えた さえた [sàsáétá]
Conjunctive 支えて さえて [sàsáété]
Hypothetical conditional 支えれば さえれ [sàsáéréꜜbà]

Verb

(ささ)える • (sasaeruささへる (sasaferu)?transitive ichidan (stem (ささ) (sasae), past (ささ)えた (sasaeta))

  1. support
    チーム()(だい)(ぼね)(ささ)える
    chīmu no yadaibone o sasaeru
    to support the foundation of the team
  2. hold in check
  3. provide for, maintain, support
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
つか
Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
閊える
痞える

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かえ [tsùkáéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
  • (Tokyo) える [tsùkáꜜèrù] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • (Tokyo) っかえ [tsùkkáéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • (Tokyo) っかえる [tsùkkáꜜèrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̥ka̠e̞ɾɯ̟]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̥ka̠e̞ɾɯ̟]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̥k̚ka̠e̞ɾɯ̟]
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨ̥k̚ka̠e̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

(つか)える • (tsukaeruつかへる (tukaferu)?intransitive ichidan (stem (つか) (tsukae), past (つか)えた (tsukaeta))

  1. get stuck, get jammed
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
障える

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [sàéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [sa̠e̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

()える • (saeruintransitive ichidan (stem () (sae), past ()えた (saeta))

  1. interfere with, obstruct
Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN