なす

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
為す 成す

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) な​す [náꜜsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [na̠sɨᵝ]

• Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "成す"

Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形)	成す	な​す	[náꜜsù]
Imperative (命令形)	成せ	な​せ	[náꜜsè]
Key constructions
Passive	成される	なされ​る	[nàsáréꜜrù]
Causative	成させる	なさせ​る	[nàsáséꜜrù]
Potential	成せる	なせ​る	[nàséꜜrù]
Volitional	成そう	なそ​ー	[nàsóꜜò]
Negative	成さない	なさ​ない	[nàsáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective	成さなかった	なさ​なかった	[nàsáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal	成します	なしま​す	[nàshímáꜜsù]
Perfective	成した	な​した	[náꜜshìtà]
Conjunctive	成して	な​して	[náꜜshìtè]
Hypothetical conditional	成せば	な​せば	[náꜜsèbà]

Verb

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

Japanese verb pair
active	なす
mediopassive	なる

1. accomplish
2. form

   意(い)味(み)をなさない

   imi o nasanai

   meaningless

   (literally, “not forming meaning”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "なす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	なさ	nasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	なし	nashi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	なす	nasu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	なす	nasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	なせ	nase
Meireikei ("imperative")	なせ	nase
Key constructions
Passive	なされる	nasareru
Causative	なさせる なさす	nasaseru nasasu
Potential	なせる	naseru
Volitional	なそう	nasō
Negative	なさない	nasanai
Negative continuative	なさず	nasazu
Formal	なします	nashimasu
Perfective	なした	nashita
Conjunctive	なして	nashite
Hypothetical conditional	なせば	naseba

Derived terms

• 成(な)し遂(と)げる (nashitogeru)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of なす – see the following entry.

【茄子】 [noun] Solanum melongena, the eggplant or aubergine [noun] a 茶入れ (chaire, “tea container”) in the shape of an eggplant [proper noun] a surname Alternative spelling ナス

(This term, なす, 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, 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.)