垂んとす

Japanese

Kanji in this term
垂
なんな Grade: 6
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

なんなんとする (nannantosuru)
なりなんとす (narinantosu), なりなんとする (narinantosuru)

Etymology

Originally from なり (nari, “become”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb なる) + な (na, irrealis form of (未然形 (mizenkei)) perfective auxiliary ぬ) + ん (n, volitional verb, alternative form of む) + と (to, case particle) + す (su, “to do”). Literally, “to do as seemingly finally becoming”.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なんなんとす [nàńnáꜜǹtòsù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [nã̠nːã̠nto̞sɨ]

Note: NHK specifies [3] for なんなんとする, not this term, but the pitch should be the same.

Verb

垂(なんな)んとす • (nannantosu) ^†-se (Classical Japanese)

to be about to become

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "垂んとす" (サ行変格活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	垂んとせ	なんなんとせ	nannantose
Continuative (連用形)	垂んとし	なんなんとし	nannantosi
Terminal (終止形)	垂んとす	なんなんとす	nannantosu
Attributive (連体形)	垂んとする	なんなんとする	nannantosuru
Realis (已然形)	垂んとすれ	なんなんとすれ	nannantosure
Imperative (命令形)	垂んとせよ	なんなんとせよ	nannantoseyo
Key constructions
Negative	垂んとせず	なんなんとせず	nannantosezu
Contrasting conjunction	垂んとすれど	なんなんとすれど	nannantosuredo
Causal conjunction	垂んとすれば	なんなんとすれば	nannantosureba
Conditional conjunction	垂んとせば	なんなんとせば	nannantoseba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	垂んとしき	なんなんとしき	nannantosiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	垂んとしけり	なんなんとしけり	nannantosikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	垂んとしつ	なんなんとしつ	nannantositu
Perfect tense (natural event)	垂んとしぬ	なんなんとしぬ	nannantosinu
Perfect-continuative tense	垂んとせり垂んとしたり	なんなんとせりなんなんとしたり	nannantoseri nannantositari
Volitional	垂んとせむ	なんなんとせむ	nannantosemu

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →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
^ 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

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

[SMK5-2] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] 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

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