兼ねる

Japanese
Kanji in this term
兼
か
Grade: S

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ne̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "兼ねる"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)		 兼ねる かね​る [kànéꜜrù]
Imperative (命令形) 兼ねろ かね​ろ [kànéꜜrò]
Key constructions
Passive 兼ねられる かねられ​る [kànéráréꜜrù]
Causative 兼ねさせる かねさせ​る [kànésáséꜜrù]
Potential 兼ねられる かねられ​る [kànéráréꜜrù]
Volitional 兼ねよう かねよ​ー [kànéyóꜜò]
Negative 兼ねない かね​ない [kànéꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 兼ねなかった かね​なかった [kànéꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 兼ねます かねま​す [kànémáꜜsù]
Perfective 兼ねた か​ねた [káꜜnètà]
Conjunctive 兼ねて か​ねて [káꜜnètè]
Hypothetical conditional 兼ねれば かね​れば [kànéꜜrèbà]

Verb

兼(か)ねる • (kaneru) transitive ichidan (stem 兼(か)ね (kane), past 兼(か)ねた (kaneta))

  1. serve as one thing and another at once
    この部(へ)屋(や)は書(しょ)斎(さい)と応(おう)接(せつ)間(ま)を兼(か)ねています。
    Kono heya wa shosai to ōsetsuma o kanete imasu.
    This room serves both as a reading room and a guest room.
  2. to take something else into concern; to further consider (something)

Conjugation
Conjugation of "兼ねる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 兼ね かね kane
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 兼ね かね kane
Shūshikei ("terminal") 兼ねる かねる kaneru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 兼ねる かねる kaneru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 兼ねれ かねれ kanere
Meireikei ("imperative") 兼ねよ¹
兼ねろ²		 かねよ¹
かねろ²		 kaneyo¹
kanero²
Key constructions
Passive 兼ねられる かねられる kanerareru
Causative 兼ねさせる
兼ねさす		 かねさせる
かねさす		 kanesaseru
kanesasu
Potential 兼ねられる
兼ねれる³		 かねられる
かねれる³		 kanerareru
kanereru³
Volitional 兼ねよう かねよう kaneyō
Negative 兼ねない
兼ねぬ
兼ねん		 かねない
かねぬ
かねん		 kanenai
kanenu
kanen
Negative continuative 兼ねず かねず kanezu
Formal 兼ねます かねます kanemasu
Perfective 兼ねた かねた kaneta
Conjunctive 兼ねて かねて kanete
Hypothetical conditional 兼ねれば かねれば kanereba
¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative
³ Colloquial potential

Suffix

兼(か)ねる • (-kaneru) ichidan (stem 兼(か)ね (-kane), past 兼(か)ねた (-kaneta))

  1. find it difficult to do, be unable to do
    ケガ・事故(じこ)等(など)の責任(せきにん)は一切(いっさい)負(お)いかねます。
    Kega jiko nado no sekinin wa issai oi-kanemasu.
    We will not bear any responsibility for any injuries or accidents.
    より深(しん)刻(こく)な事(じ)態(たい)を招(まね)きかねません。
    Yori shinkoku na jitai o maneki-kanemasen.
    It may further lead to a more serious consequence.

Usage notes
  • As a suffix, this term is usually spelled in hiragana, attach after the 連用形(れんようけい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of a verb.
  • Can be used in the negative form, as in かねない (kanenai) or かねません (kanemasen). Similar to かもしれない (kamoshirenai), this term has the nuance of the possibility of some unfavorable events happening.
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