なう

See also: ナウ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from now. Said to originate on Twitter.[1]

Suffix

なう or ナウ • (-nau) 

  1. (slang, dated) doing ~ right now; rn
    電(でん)話(わ)なう
    denwa nau
    on the phone right now
  2. (slang, dated) at ~ right now
    ロンドンなう
    Rondon nau
    in London right now

Etymology 2

Suffix

なう • (-nau) ←なふ (-nafu)?†yodan

  1. (non-productive) verb-forming suffix attached to nouns (generally for native Japanese words)
    友(とも) (tomo, “companion”) → 伴(ともな)ふ (tomonafu, “to accompany”) → modern 伴(ともな)う (tomonau)
    宜(うべ) (ube, “indeed”) → 諾(うべな)ふ (ubenafu, “to affirm; to agree, to accept”) → modern 諾(うべな)う (ubenau)
    裏(うら) (ura, “inside” or “inner feelings”) → 占(うらな)ふ (uranafu, “to divine”) → modern 占(うらな)う (uranau)
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "なふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) なは nafa
Continuative (連用形) なひ nafi
Terminal (終止形) なふ nafu
Attributive (連体形) なふ nafu
Realis (已然形) なへ nafe
Imperative (命令形) なへ nafe
Key constructions
Negative なはず nafazu
Contrasting conjunction なへど nafedo
Causal conjunction なへば nafeba
Conditional conjunction なはば nafaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) なひき nafiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) なひけり nafikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) なひつ nafitu
Perfect tense (natural event) なひぬ nafinu
Perfect-continuative tense なへり
なひたり		 naferi
nafitari
Volitional なはむ nafamu
Synonyms
  • す (su, “to do”) (verb-forming suffix for nouns, primarily for Sino-Japanese words)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of なう – see the following entry.
【綯う】
[verb] to twine (into a rope etc.)
(This term, なう (nau), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as なう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なう.

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of なう – see the following entry.
【脳のう】6
[noun] (anatomy) the brain
[noun] (by extension, figurative) one's brains, one's mental functioning
[affix] brain
[affix] head
[affix] chief, principal
(This term, なう (nau), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as なう, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なう.

References

  1. ^ http://zokugo-dict.com/21na/nau.htm

Further reading

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