ききわける
Japanese
[edit]| Alternative spellings |
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| 聞き分ける 聞分ける |
Etymology
[edit]From 聞き (kiki, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 聞く (kiku, “to hear, to listen; to obey”)) + 分ける (wakeru).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ききわける • (kikiwakeru) ←ききわける (kikiwakeru)?ichidan (stem ききわけ (kikiwake), past ききわけた (kikiwaketa))
- to distinguish by listening
- to listen (obey)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "ききわける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | ききわけ | kikiwake | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | ききわけ | kikiwake | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | ききわける | kikiwakeru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | ききわける | kikiwakeru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | ききわけれ | kikiwakere | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | ききわけよ¹ ききわけろ² |
kikiwakeyo¹ kikiwakero² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | ききわけられる | kikiwakerareru | ||
| Causative | ききわけさせる ききわけさす |
kikiwakesaseru kikiwakesasu | ||
| Potential | ききわけられる ききわけれる³ |
kikiwakerareru kikiwakereru³ | ||
| Volitional | ききわけよう | kikiwakeyō | ||
| Negative | ききわけない ききわけぬ ききわけん |
kikiwakenai kikiwakenu kikiwaken | ||
| Negative continuative | ききわけず | kikiwakezu | ||
| Formal | ききわけます | kikiwakemasu | ||
| Perfective | ききわけた | kikiwaketa | ||
| Conjunctive | ききわけて | kikiwakete | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | ききわければ | kikiwakereba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||