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行う

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おこな
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
行なう

Etymology

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From classical yodan(四段活用) verb (おこな) (okonafu), possibly formed from おこ (oko, from () (oku)) + なふ (nafu, verb-forming suffix). However, the suffix nafu usually attaches on nominal roots, not other verb stems, making the theorized suffixation unusual.

Pronunciation

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  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「行う
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
行う こなう [òkónáú]
Imperative (命令形) 行え こなえ [òkónáé]
Key constructions
Passive 行われる こなわれる [òkónáwárérú]
Causative 行わせる こなわせる [òkónáwásérú]
Potential 行える こなえる [òkónáérú]
Volitional 行おう こなお [òkónáóꜜò]
Negative 行わない こなわない [òkónáwánáí]
Negative perfective 行わなかった こなわなかった [òkónáwánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 行います こないま [òkónáímáꜜsù]
Perfective 行った こなった [òkónáttá]
Conjunctive 行って こなって [òkónátté]
Hypothetical conditional 行えば こなえ [òkónáéꜜbà]

Verb

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(おこな) (okonauおこなふ (okonafu)?transitive godan (stem (おこな) (okonai), past (おこな)った (okonatta))

  1. to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
    インタビュー英語(えいご)(おこな)われていました
    Intabyū wa eigo de okonawarete imashita.
    The interview was conducted in English.

Conjugation

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Alternative forms

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References

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  1. ^ 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
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