ききわける
Japanese
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 聞き分ける 聞分ける |
Etymology
From 聞き (kiki, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 聞く (kiku, “to hear, to listen; to obey”)) + 分ける (wakeru).
Pronunciation
Verb
ききわける • (kikiwakeru) ←ききわける (kikiwakeru)?ichidan (stem ききわけ (kikiwake), past ききわけた (kikiwaketa))
- to distinguish by listening
- to listen (obey)
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | ききわけ | kikiwake | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | ききわけ | kikiwake | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | ききわける | kikiwakeru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | ききわける | kikiwakeru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | ききわけれ | kikiwakere | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | ききわけよ¹ ききわけろ² |
kikiwakeyo¹ kikiwakero² | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | ききわけられる | kikiwakerareru | |
| Causative | ききわけさせる ききわけさす |
kikiwakesaseru kikiwakesasu | |
| Potential | ききわけられる ききわけれる³ |
kikiwakerareru kikiwakereru³ | |
| Volitional | ききわけよう | kikiwakeyō | |
| Negative | ききわけない ききわけぬ ききわけん |
kikiwakenai kikiwakenu kikiwaken | |
| Negative continuative | ききわけず | kikiwakezu | |
| Formal | ききわけます | kikiwakemasu | |
| Perfective | ききわけた | kikiwaketa | |
| Conjunctive | ききわけて | kikiwakete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | ききわければ | kikiwakereba | |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential