ナ行ぎょう変へん格かく活かつ用よう

noun

n-irregular conjugation (classical Japanese)

A technical grammar term referring to a specific irregular verb class in classical Japanese, where the stem ends in ナ行 (n-column) sounds. Only a few verbs belong to this class, notably 死ぬ (shinu) and 往ぬ (inu).

• 古こ典てん文ぶん法ぽうでは、「死しぬ」はナ行ぎょう変へん格かく活かつ用ようの動どう詞しとして扱あつかわれる。

  In classical Japanese grammar, 'shinu' is treated as an n-irregular conjugation verb.