たちうち
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Alternative spelling |
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| 太刀打ち |
From 太刀 (tachi) + 打ち (uchi), the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 打つ (utsu).
Pronunciation
Noun
たちうち • (tachiuchi)
- fighting with tachi (swords)
- (figurative, often used with negation) competition
Derived terms
- 太刀打ちの技 (tachiuchi no waza)
Verb
たちうちする • (tachiuchi suru) suru (stem たちうちし (tachiuchi shi), past たちうちした (tachiuchi shita))
- to fight with tachi (swords)
- (figurative) to compete
- 彼に太刀打ちできない。
- Kare ni tachiuchi dekinai.
- I'm no match for him.
- 彼に太刀打ちできない。
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | たちうちし | tachiuchi shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | たちうちし | tachiuchi shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | たちうちする | tachiuchi suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | たちうちする | tachiuchi suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | たちうちすれ | tachiuchi sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | たちうちせよ¹ たちうちしろ² |
tachiuchi seyo¹ tachiuchi shiro² | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | たちうちされる | tachiuchi sareru | |
| Causative | たちうちさせる たちうちさす |
tachiuchi saseru tachiuchi sasu | |
| Potential | たちうちできる | tachiuchi dekiru | |
| Volitional | たちうちしよう | tachiuchi shiyō | |
| Negative | たちうちしない | tachiuchi shinai | |
| Negative continuative | たちうちせず | tachiuchi sezu | |
| Formal | たちうちします | tachiuchi shimasu | |
| Perfective | たちうちした | tachiuchi shita | |
| Conjunctive | たちうちして | tachiuchi shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | たちうちすれば | tachiuchi sureba | |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
Etymology 2
| Alternative spellings |
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| 立ち射ち 立射ち (dated) |
From 立ち (tachi) + 射ち (uchi), the first element being the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 立ち (tachi) and the second element being the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 打つ (utsu).
Pronunciation
Noun
たちうち • (tachiuchi)
Synonyms
- 立射 (rissha)
Verb
たちうちする • (tachiuchi suru) suru (stem たちうちし (tachiuchi shi), past たちうちした (tachiuchi shita))
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | たちうちし | tachiuchi shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | たちうちし | tachiuchi shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | たちうちする | tachiuchi suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | たちうちする | tachiuchi suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | たちうちすれ | tachiuchi sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | たちうちせよ¹ たちうちしろ² |
tachiuchi seyo¹ tachiuchi shiro² | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | たちうちされる | tachiuchi sareru | |
| Causative | たちうちさせる たちうちさす |
tachiuchi saseru tachiuchi sasu | |
| Potential | たちうちできる | tachiuchi dekiru | |
| Volitional | たちうちしよう | tachiuchi shiyō | |
| Negative | たちうちしない | tachiuchi shinai | |
| Negative continuative | たちうちせず | tachiuchi sezu | |
| Formal | たちうちします | tachiuchi shimasu | |
| Perfective | たちうちした | tachiuchi shita | |
| Conjunctive | たちうちして | tachiuchi shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | たちうちすれば | tachiuchi sureba | |
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative