あたう

Japanese

Alternative spelling
能う

Pronunciation

Verb

あたう • (atauあたふ (atafu)?godan (stem あたい (atai), past あたった (atatta))

  1. be able to (do); can (do)
    (あた)(かぎ)
    atau kagiri
    to the extent that one can [do something]; to the extent possible

Conjugation

Conjugation of "あたう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") あたわ atawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") あたい atai
Shūshikei ("terminal") あたう atau
Rentaikei ("attributive") あたう atau
Kateikei ("hypothetical") あたえ atae
Meireikei ("imperative") あたえ atae
Key constructions
Passive あたわれる atawareru
Causative あたわせる
あたわす
atawaseru
atawasu
Potential あたえる ataeru
Volitional あたおう ataō
Negative あたわない atawanai
Negative continuative あたわず atawazu
Formal あたいます ataimasu
Perfective あたった atatta
Conjunctive あたって atatte
Hypothetical conditional あたえば ataeba
Classical conjugation of "あたふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) あたは atafa
Continuative (連用形) あたひ atafi
Terminal (終止形) あたふ atafu
Attributive (連体形) あたふ atafu
Realis (已然形) あたへ atafe
Imperative (命令形) あたへ atafe
Key constructions
Negative あたはず atafazu
Contrasting conjunction あたへど atafedo
Causal conjunction あたへば atafeba
Conditional conjunction あたはば atafaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) あたひき atafiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) あたひけり atafikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) あたひつ atafitu
Perfect tense (natural event) あたひぬ atafinu
Perfect-continuative tense あたへり
あたひたり
ataferi
atafitari
Volitional あたはむ atafamu

Synonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN