仮定形

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仮	定	形
か Grade: 5	てい Grade: 3	けい Grade: 2
kan'on

Alternative spelling
假定形 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かてーけー [kàtéékéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠te̞ːke̞ː]

Noun

仮(か)定(てい)形(けい) • (kateikei) 

1. (grammar) a verbal inflectional category; the conditional form. Evolved from the 已然形 (realis form).

Usage notes

This is the -e stem of godan verbs. Not to be confused with the 可能動詞 (kanō dōshi, “potential form of verbs”).

Related terms

• 已然形(いぜんけい) (izenkei, “realis”)
• 終止形(しゅうしけい) (shūshikei, “conclusive”)
• 未然形(みぜんけい) (mizenkei, “irrealis”)
• 命令形(めいれいけい) (meireikei, “imperative”)
• 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, “adverbial”)
• 連体形(れんたいけい) (rentaikei, “attributive”)

See also

• 已然形(いぜんけい) (izenkei, “realis”)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 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
3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

• Shibatani, Masayoshi (1990) The languages of Japan, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 221-224