Where does “四段活用” come from?
四段活用 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 四段 — quadrigrade conjugation.
四段活用 (Japanese): a verbal conjugation class consisting of four...
Definitions
- a verbal conjugation class consisting of four...
Ancestry of “四段活用”, step by step
四段活用 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 四段
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 四段 | quadrigrade conjugation |
via Japanese 活用
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 活用 | application; inflection; to utilize |