ザ変へん動どう詞し

noun

verb ending in 'zu' or 'zuru' (predecessor of modern -jiru verbs)

Linguistic term for a class of classical Japanese verbs that conjugate with ザ行変格活用, such as 論ず (ronzu) and 論ずる (ronzuru). These are the historical source of many modern -jiru verbs (e.g., 論じる).

See also: サ変動詞 (サへんどうし)

• 「論ろんず」や「感かんず」はザ変へん動どう詞しの例れいです。

  'Ronzu' and 'kanzu' are examples of za-hen verbs.

• ザ変へん動どう詞しは、現げん代だい語ごの上かみ一いち段だん活かつ用よう動どう詞しのもとになったと言いわれています。

  Za-hen verbs are said to be the origin of modern kami-ichidan verbs.