かりそめ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
仮初め仮初苟且

Etymology

A compound of 仮 (kari, “borrowed; temporary”) +‎ 初め (some, “starting, beginning”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かりそめ [kàrísómé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾʲiso̞me̞]

Adjective

かりそめ • (karisome) -na (adnominal かりそめな (karisome na), adverbial かりそめに (karisome ni))

temporary, provisional
minor, unimportant, trifling
neglectful, negligent, lackadaisical, careless

Usage notes

Appears frequently with the particle の (no) instead of な (na), indicating a shift in public usage from treating this as a na adjective to treating this more as an attributive noun.

Inflection

Inflection of **かりそめ**
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	かりそめだろ	karisome daro
Continuative (連用形)	かりそめで	karisome de
Terminal (終止形)	かりそめだ	karisome da
Attributive (連体形)	かりそめな	karisome na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	かりそめなら	karisome nara
Imperative (命令形)	かりそめであれ	karisome de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	かりそめではないかりそめじゃない	karisome de wa nai karisome ja nai
Informal past	かりそめだった	karisome datta
Informal negative past	かりそめではなかったかりそめじゃなかった	karisome de wa nakatta karisome ja nakatta
Formal	かりそめです	karisome desu
Formal negative	かりそめではありませんかりそめじゃありません	karisome de wa arimasen karisome ja arimasen
Formal past	かりそめでした	karisome deshita
Formal negative past	かりそめではありませんでしたかりそめじゃありませんでした	karisome de wa arimasen deshita karisome ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	かりそめで	karisome de
Conditional	かりそめなら（ば）	karisome nara (ba)
Provisional	かりそめだったら	karisome dattara
Volitional	かりそめだろう	karisome darō
Adverbial	かりそめに	karisome ni
Degree	かりそめさ	karisomesa

Noun

かりそめ • (karisome)

something temporary or provisional

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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

[NHK-2] 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

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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