生ける
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 生 |
| い Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 活ける |
Etymology
From the classical verb 生く.
Development
Natural progression from Old and Classical Japanese 下二段活用 (shimo nidan katsuyō, “lower bigrade conjugation”) verbs ending in -u to modern Japanese 下一段活用 (shimo ichidan katsuyō, “lower monograde conjugation”) verbs ending in -eru.
Verb
生ける • (ikeru) transitive ichidan (stem 生け (ike), past 生けた (iketa))
| Japanese verb pair | |
|---|---|
| active | 生ける |
| mediopassive | 生きる |
Usage notes
Used of arranging flowers or other plants in a vase for decorative purposes.
Conjugation
Conjugation of "生ける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 生け | いけ | ike | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 生け | いけ | ike | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 生ける | いける | ikeru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 生ける | いける | ikeru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 生けれ | いけれ | ikere | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 生けよ¹ 生けろ² |
いけよ¹ いけろ² |
ikeyo¹ ikero² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 生けられる | いけられる | ikerareru | |
| Causative | 生けさせる 生けさす |
いけさせる いけさす |
ikesaseru ikesasu | |
| Potential | 生けられる 生けれる³ |
いけられる いけれる³ |
ikerareru ikereru³ | |
| Volitional | 生けよう | いけよう | ikeyō | |
| Negative | 生けない 生けぬ 生けん |
いけない いけぬ いけん |
ikenai ikenu iken | |
| Negative continuative | 生けず | いけず | ikezu | |
| Formal | 生けます | いけます | ikemasu | |
| Perfective | 生けた | いけた | iketa | |
| Conjunctive | 生けて | いけて | ikete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 生ければ | いければ | ikereba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||
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