なす

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
為す
成す
済す

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 成す
Plain 成す [náꜜsù]
Conjunctive 成して して [náꜜshìtè]
Perfective 成した した [náꜜshìtà]
Negative 成さない ない [nàsáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 成さなかった なかった [nàsáꜜnàkàttà]
Hypothetical conditional 成せば せば [náꜜsèbà]
Past conditional 成したら したら [náꜜshìtàrà]
Imperative 成せ [náꜜsè]
Volitional 成そう [nàsóꜜò]
Desiderative 成したい した [nàshítáꜜì]
Formal 成します しま [nàshímáꜜsù]
Formal negative 成しません しませ [nàshímáséꜜǹ]
Formal volitional 成しましょう しましょ [nàshímáshóꜜò]
Formal perfective 成しました しました [nàshímáꜜshìtà]
Continuative 成し
成しに

しに
[náꜜshì]
[náꜜshì nì]
Negative continuative 成さず
成さずに

ずに
[nàsáꜜzù]
[nàsáꜜzù nì]
Passive 成される され [nàsáréꜜrù]
Causative 成させる
成さす
させ
[nàsáséꜜrù]
[nàsáꜜsù]
Potential 成せる [nàséꜜrù]

Verb

なす • (nasutransitive godan (stem なし (nashi), past なした (nashita))

Japanese verb pair
active なす
mediopassive なる
  1. to accomplish
    1. 済す: to fulfill one's obligations, to pay back debt
  2. to form
    ()()なさない
    imi o nasanai
    meaningless
    (literally, “not forming meaning”)
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of なす – see the following entry.
茄子
[noun] Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine
[noun] a (ちゃ)() (chaire, tea container) in the shape of an eggplant
[proper noun] a surname
Alternative spellings
, ナス
(This term, なす (nasu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as なす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なす.

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of なす – see the following entry.
那須
[proper noun] Nasu (a town in Nasu district, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan)
[proper noun] Nasu (a district of Tochigi Prefecture, Japan)
[proper noun] a surname
(This term, なす (nasu), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as なす, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なす.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN