あたう
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 能う |
Pronunciation
Verb
あたう • (atau) ←あたふ (atafu)?godan (stem あたい (atai), past あたった (atatta))
- to be able to
- 能う限り
- atau kagiri
- to the extent that one can [do something]; to the extent possible
- 能う限り
Conjugation
Conjugation of "あたう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | あたわ | atawa | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | あたい | atai | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | あたう | atau | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | あたう | atau | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | あたえ | atae | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | あたえ | atae | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | あたわれる | atawareru | |
| Causative | あたわせる あたわす |
atawaseru atawasu | |
| Potential | あたえる | ataeru | |
| Volitional | あたおう | ataō | |
| Negative | あたわない | atawanai | |
| Negative continuative | あたわず | atawazu | |
| Formal | あたいます | ataimasu | |
| Perfective | あたった | atatta | |
| Conjunctive | あたって | atatte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | あたえば | ataeba | |
Classical conjugation of "あたふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | あたは | atafa | |
| Continuative (連用形) | あたひ | atafi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | あたふ | atafu | |
| Attributive (連体形) | あたふ | atafu | |
| Realis (已然形) | あたへ | atafe | |
| Imperative (命令形) | あたへ | atafe | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | あたはず | atafazu | |
| Contrasting conjunction | あたへど | atafedo | |
| Causal conjunction | あたへば | atafeba | |
| Conditional conjunction | あたはば | atafaba | |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | あたひき | atafiki | |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | あたひけり | atafikeri | |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | あたひつ | atafitu | |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | あたひぬ | atafinu | |
| Perfect-continuative tense | あたへり あたひたり | ataferi atafitari | |
| Volitional | あたはむ | atafamu | |
Synonyms
- できる (dekiru)
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