タリ活かつ用よう

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Meanings

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noun

tari conjugation; classical adjectival noun inflection

grammar

A classical Japanese inflection pattern for adjectival nouns (形容動詞) ending in ～たり, formed from the particle と + あり (classical ある). Used in literary and historical contexts; modern equivalent is ～たる (attributive) and ～と (adverbial).

古こ典てん文ぶん法ぽうでは

、

形けい

容よう

動どう

詞し

の

一いっ

種しゅ

と

し

て

「

タリ

活かつ

用よう

」

を

学まな

ぶ

。

In classical Japanese grammar, we study 'tari conjugation' as a type of adjectival noun.

「堂どう々どうたり」はタリ活かつ用ようの例れいで、現げん代だい語ごの「堂どう々どうたる」に相そう当とうする。

'Doudou-tari' is an example of tari conjugation, corresponding to modern 'doudou-taru'.

Kanji

活lively, resuscitation, being helped
用utilize, business, service

Related words

ナリ活かつ用よう
Another classical adjectival noun conjugation ending in ～なり; contrasts with タリ活用 in form and historical usage.
形けい容よう動どう詞し
The broader word class (adjectival noun) to which タリ活用 belongs; タリ活用 is a specific historical inflection pattern.

Written forms

タリ活かつ用よう
Standard term in Japanese grammar; often written with katakana タリ to highlight the inflectional ending.
たり活かつ用よう
Hiragana variant; less common in grammar texts but still used.

Etymology

The term タリ活用 refers to the inflection pattern of classical adjectival nouns that use the ending ～たり, derived from the contraction of the particle と and the classical existential verb あり (modern ある). The name itself is a modern grammatical label.