尋ぬ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尋
たづ
Grade: S
Alternative spelling
訊ぬ

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ta̠zɨnɯ̟]

Verb

尋(たづ)ぬ • (tazunu) †nidan

  1. Classical Japanese form of 尋ねる (tazuneru)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "尋ぬ" (ナ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 尋ね たづね tadune
Continuative (連用形) 尋ね たづね tadune
Terminal (終止形) 尋ぬ たづぬ tadunu
Attributive (連体形) 尋ぬる たづぬる tadunuru
Realis (已然形) 尋ぬれ たづぬれ tadunure
Imperative (命令形) 尋ねよ たづねよ taduneyo
Key constructions
Negative 尋ねず たづねず tadunezu
Contrasting conjunction 尋ぬれど たづぬれど tadunuredo
Causal conjunction 尋ぬれば たづぬれば tadunureba
Conditional conjunction 尋ねば たづねば taduneba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 尋ねき たづねき taduneki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 尋ねけり たづねけり tadunekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 尋ねつ たづねつ tadunetu
Perfect tense (natural event) 尋ねぬ たづねぬ tadunenu
Perfect-continuative tense 尋ねたり たづねたり tadunetari
Volitional 尋ねむ たづねむ tadunemu

See also

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