無し
Appearance
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term |
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無 |
な Grade: 4 |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]Classical terminal form of the modern adjective 無い (nai).
Noun
[edit]Suffix
[edit]- -less, without ..., not having or not being that thing
- ルールなし
- rūru nashi
- no rules
- 『西部戦線異状なし』
- “Seibu Sensen Ijō Nashi”
- There are no abnormalities on the Western Front (the Japanese title of All Quiet on the Western Front)
- ルールなし
Adjective
[edit]- Classical Japanese and literary form of ない (nai)
- 死人に口なし。
- Shinin ni kuchi nashi.
- Dead men tell no tales.
- (literally, “Dead men have no mouths.”)
- 死人に口なし。
Inflection
[edit]Stem forms | ||||
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Irrealis (未然形) | 無く[1] 無から[2] |
なく なから |
naku nakara | |
Continuative (連用形) | 無く[1] 無かり[2] |
なく なかり |
naku nakari | |
Terminal (終止形) | 無し | なし | nasi | |
Attributive (連体形) | 無き 無かる |
なき なかる |
naki nakaru | |
Realis (已然形) | 無けれ | なけれ | nakere | |
Imperative (命令形) | 無かれ | なかれ | nakare | |
Key constructions | ||||
Negative | 無からず | なからず | nakarazu | |
Contrasting conjunction | 無けれど | なけれど | nakeredo | |
Causal conjunction | 無ければ | なければ | nakereba | |
Conditional conjunction | 無くば | なくば | nakuba | |
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 無かりき | なかりき | nakariki | |
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 無かりけり | なかりけり | nakarikeri | |
Adverbial | 無く | なく | naku | |
[1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb. |
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