もつれ
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 縺れ |
Etymology
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 縺れる (motsureru, “to get tangled; to become complicated”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) もつれ [mòtsúréꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) もつれ [mòtsúré] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [mo̞t͡sɨɾe̞]
Adjective
もつれ • (motsure) -na (adnominal もつれな (motsure na), adverbial もつれに (motsure ni))
Inflection
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | もつれだろ | motsure daro | |
| Continuative (連用形) | もつれで | motsure de | |
| Terminal (終止形) | もつれだ | motsure da | |
| Attributive (連体形) | もつれな | motsure na | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | もつれなら | motsure nara | |
| Imperative (命令形) | もつれであれ | motsure de are | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Informal negative | もつれではない もつれじゃない |
motsure de wa nai motsure ja nai | |
| Informal past | もつれだった | motsure datta | |
| Informal negative past | もつれではなかった もつれじゃなかった |
motsure de wa nakatta motsure ja nakatta | |
| Formal | もつれです | motsure desu | |
| Formal negative | もつれではありません もつれじゃありません |
motsure de wa arimasen motsure ja arimasen | |
| Formal past | もつれでした | motsure deshita | |
| Formal negative past | もつれではありませんでした もつれじゃありませんでした |
motsure de wa arimasen deshita motsure ja arimasen deshita | |
| Conjunctive | もつれで | motsure de | |
| Conditional | もつれなら（ば） | motsure nara (ba) | |
| Provisional | もつれだったら | motsure dattara | |
| Volitional | もつれだろう | motsure darō | |
| Adverbial | もつれに | motsure ni | |
| Degree | もつれさ | motsuresa | |
Noun
もつれ • (motsure)
Derived terms
- もつれあう (motsureau)
- 縺れ髪 (motsuregami, “tangled hair”)
- 縺れ込む (motsurekomu)
- 量子縺れ (ryōshi motsure, “quantum entanglement”)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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