詠める
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 詠 |
| なが Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 咏める |
Etymology
From the classical lower bigrade verb (ラ行下二段活用) 詠む (nagamu). Likely related to 眺める (nagameru).
Development
Natural progression from Old and Classical Japanese 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower bigrade conjugation”) verbs ending in -u to modern Japanese 下一段活用 (shimo ichidan katsuyō, “lower monograde conjugation”) verbs ending in -eru. For the Old / Classical form, see the 詠む entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [na̠ɡa̠me̞ɾɯ̟]
Verb
詠める • (nagameru) ichidan (stem 詠め (nagame), past 詠めた (nagameta))
Conjugation
Conjugation of "詠める" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 詠め | ながめ | nagame | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 詠め | ながめ | nagame | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 詠める | ながめる | nagameru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 詠める | ながめる | nagameru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 詠めれ | ながめれ | nagamere | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 詠めよ¹ 詠めろ² |
ながめよ¹ ながめろ² |
nagameyo¹ nagamero² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 詠められる | ながめられる | nagamerareru | |
| Causative | 詠めさせる 詠めさす |
ながめさせる ながめさす |
nagamesaseru nagamesasu | |
| Potential | 詠められる 詠めれる³ |
ながめられる ながめれる³ |
nagamerareru nagamereru³ | |
| Volitional | 詠めよう | ながめよう | nagameyō | |
| Negative | 詠めない 詠めぬ 詠めん |
ながめない ながめぬ ながめん |
nagamenai nagamenu nagamen | |
| Negative continuative | 詠めず | ながめず | nagamezu | |
| Formal | 詠めます | ながめます | nagamemasu | |
| Perfective | 詠めた | ながめた | nagameta | |
| Conjunctive | 詠めて | ながめて | nagamete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 詠めれば | ながめれば | nagamereba | |
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