居候
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 居 | 候 |
| い Grade: 5 |
そうろう Grade: 4 |
| kun’yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
居候 • (isōrō)
- a person who lives in someone else's house and is supported by them
- 田中家の居候
- Tanaka-ke no isōrō
- a dependent of the Tanakas
- 田中家の居候
Conjugation
Conjugation of "居候する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 居候し | いそうろうし | isōrō shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 居候し | いそうろうし | isōrō shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 居候する | いそうろうする | isōrō suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 居候する | いそうろうする | isōrō suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 居候すれ | いそうろうすれ | isōrō sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 居候せよ¹ 居候しろ² |
いそうろうせよ¹ いそうろうしろ² |
isōrō seyo¹ isōrō shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 居候される | いそうろうされる | isōrō sareru | |
| Causative | 居候させる 居候さす |
いそうろうさせる いそうろうさす |
isōrō saseru isōrō sasu | |
| Potential | 居候できる | いそうろうできる | isōrō dekiru | |
| Volitional | 居候しよう | いそうろうしよう | isōrō shiyō | |
| Negative | 居候しない | いそうろうしない | isōrō shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 居候せず | いそうろうせず | isōrō sezu | |
| Formal | 居候します | いそうろうします | isōrō shimasu | |
| Perfective | 居候した | いそうろうした | isōrō shita | |
| Conjunctive | 居候して | いそうろうして | isōrō shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 居候すれば | いそうろうすれば | isōrō sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Related terms
- 居候先 (isōrōsaki): freeloader
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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