頭を使う
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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頭 | 使 |
あたま Grade: 2 |
つか Grade: 3 |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
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Verb
[edit]頭を使う • (atama o tsukau) godan (stem 頭を使い (atama o tsukai), past 頭を使った (atama o tsukatta))
- to use one's head
- ちょっとは頭使えよ。
- Chotto wa atama tsukae yo.
- At least try to think a bit first, OK?
- (literally, “Use your head a little bit.”)
- ちょっとは頭使えよ。
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "頭を使う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 頭を使わ | あたまをつかわ | atama o tsukawa |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 頭を使い | あたまをつかい | atama o tsukai |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 頭を使う | あたまをつかう | atama o tsukau |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 頭を使う | あたまをつかう | atama o tsukau |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 頭を使え | あたまをつかえ | atama o tsukae |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 頭を使え | あたまをつかえ | atama o tsukae |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | 頭を使われる | あたまをつかわれる | atama o tsukawareru |
Causative | 頭を使わせる 頭を使わす |
あたまをつかわせる あたまをつかわす |
atama o tsukawaseru atama o tsukawasu |
Potential | 頭を使える | あたまをつかえる | atama o tsukaeru |
Volitional | 頭を使おう | あたまをつかおう | atama o tsukaō |
Negative | 頭を使わない | あたまをつかわない | atama o tsukawanai |
Negative continuative | 頭を使わず | あたまをつかわず | atama o tsukawazu |
Formal | 頭を使います | あたまをつかいます | atama o tsukaimasu |
Perfective | 頭を使った | あたまをつかった | atama o tsukatta |
Conjunctive | 頭を使って | あたまをつかって | atama o tsukatte |
Hypothetical conditional | 頭を使えば | あたまをつかえば | atama o tsukaeba |
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