言ふ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 言 |
| い Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 謂ふ 云ふ |
Pronunciation
(Old and Early Middle Japanese):
- IPA(key): [iɸɯ̟]
(later Japanese):
(later Japanese, careful speech):
Verb
言ふ • (ifu) †yodan
- Classical Japanese form of 言う (iu)
Conjugation
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 言は | いは | ifa |
| Continuative (連用形) | 言ひ | いひ | ifi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 言ふ | いふ | ifu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 言ふ | いふ | ifu |
| Realis (已然形) | 言へ | いへ | ife |
| Imperative (命令形) | 言へ | いへ | ife |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 言はず | いはず | ifazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 言へど | いへど | ifedo |
| Causal conjunction | 言へば | いへば | ifeba |
| Conditional conjunction | 言はば | いはば | ifaba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 言ひき | いひき | ifiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 言ひけり | いひけり | ifikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 言ひつ | いひつ | ifitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 言ひぬ | いひぬ | ifinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 言へり 言ひたり |
いへり いひたり |
iferi ifitari |
| Volitional | 言はむ | いはむ | ifamu |