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A1 Noun

未然形(みぜんけい)imperfective form

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    1. Noun

      1.

      irrealis form (of Japanese verbs and adjectives; used with auxiliaries to form negative, causative, passive and volitional constructions)

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    未然形 【みぜんけい】

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      未然(みぜん)(けい)活用(かつよう)(けい)(ひと)つです。

      The imperfective form is one of the conjugation forms. {imperfective form}

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      文語(ぶんご)の「ず」を(ともな)(とき)未然(みぜん)(けい)使(つか)う。

      When accompanied by the classical Japanese "zu", the imperfective form is used. {imperfective form}

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      助動詞(じょどうし)「ない」を(ともな)うときは未然(みぜん)(けい)使(つか)います。

      When accompanied by the auxiliary verb "nai", the imperfective form is used. {imperfective form}

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      国語(こくご)授業(じゅぎょう)未然(みぜん)(けい)にどのような特徴(とくちょう)があるかを(なら)いました。

      In the Japanese language class, I learned about the characteristics of the imperfective form. {imperfective form}

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      生徒(せいと)未然(みぜん)(けい)について理解(りかい)してくれるといいけど、どうかな〜?

      I hope the students will understand about the imperfective form, but I wonder if they will. {imperfective form}

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