歌う
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 歌 |
| うた(う) Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi |
Alternative forms
- (sing): 唄う, 謡う
- (compose, recite poetry): 詠う
Etymology
From classical verb 歌ふ (utafu), itself derived from 歌, 唄, 詩 (uta, “song, poetry”) + auxiliary verb ふ (fu, indicating repetitive or ongoing action).
Pronunciation
Verb
歌う (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana うたう, rōmaji utau, historical hiragana うたふ)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "歌う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 歌わ | うたわ | utawa |
| Continuative (連用形) | 歌い | うたい | utai |
| Terminal (終止形) | 歌う | うたう | utau |
| Attributive (連体形) | 歌う | うたう | utau |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 歌え | うたえ | utae |
| Imperative (命令形) | 歌え | うたえ | utae |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 歌われる | うたわれる | utawareru |
| Causative | 歌わせる 歌わす |
うたわせる うたわす |
utawaseru utawasu |
| Potential | 歌える | うたえる | utaeru |
| Volitional | 歌おう | うたおう | utaō |
| Negative | 歌わない | うたわない | utawanai |
| Negative continuative | 歌わず | うたわず | utawazu |
| Formal | 歌います | うたいます | utaimasu |
| Perfective | 歌った | うたった | utatta |
| Conjunctive | 歌って | うたって | utatte |
| Hypothetical conditional | 歌えば | うたえば | utaeba |
Usage notes
The alternative spelling 謡う (utau) is usually reserved to 謡曲 (yōkyoku, “Noh songs”).
Derived terms
Idioms
- 歌にばかり歌う (uta ni bakari utau)
- 飲めや歌え (nome ya utae), 飲めや歌えや (nome ya utae ya)
Proverbs
- 夏歌う者は冬泣く (natsu utau mono wa fuyu naku)
- 雌鳥歌えば家滅ぶ (mendori utaeba ie horobu)
References
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