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a- -ing
IPA(Pronunciation)
Circumfix
archaic
morpheme
Japanese Meaning
古語において、現在分詞や動名詞（動作を表現する名詞）を形成するために用いられる接辞の組み合わせとして機能する。 / 方言では、動詞句の一部を成す語に前後（周囲）から付加される形式で、動作や状態の意味を修飾する。
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(archaic) Used to form present participles and verbal nouns; and, (dialectal) circumfixed to words which function as part of a verb phrase (e.g. “he went a-hunting”)
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a- -ing
In the poem, the antiquarian pointed out uses of the circumfix a- -ing, noting how it once turned verbs into present participles and verbal nouns.
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In the poem, the antiquarian pointed out uses of the circumfix a- -ing, noting how it once turned verbs into present participles and verbal nouns.
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