劣後

Japanese
Kanji in this term
劣 後
れつ
Grade: S		 ご
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

劣後 (hiragana れつご, rōmaji retsugo)

  1. something that is subordinate to something else
    劣後 (れつご)債 (さい)
    retsugo sai
    subordinated debt
  2. something that comes after something else, something that is posterior to something else
    劣後 (れつご)株 (かぶ)
    retsugo kabu
    follow-on stock, stock that is issued after the initial offering

Verb

劣後する (suru conjugation, hiragana れつごする, rōmaji retsugo suru)

  1. to be subordinate to something
    法律 (ほうりつ)は憲法 (けんぽう)に劣後 (れつご)する
    hōritsu wa kenpō ni retsugo suru
    laws are subordinate to the constitution
  2. to come after something, to be posterior to something

Conjugation
Conjugation of "劣後する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 劣後し れつごし retsugo shi
Continuative (連用形) 劣後し れつごし retsugo shi
Terminal (終止形) 劣後する れつごする retsugo suru
Attributive (連体形) 劣後する れつごする retsugo suru
Hypothetical (仮定形) 劣後すれ れつごすれ retsugo sure
Imperative (命令形) 劣後せよ¹
劣後しろ²		 れつごせよ¹
れつごしろ²		 retsugo seyo¹
retsugo shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 劣後される れつごされる retsugo sareru
Causative 劣後させる
劣後さす		 れつごさせる
れつごさす		 retsugo saseru
retsugo sasu
Potential 劣後できる れつごできる retsugo dekiru
Volitional 劣後しよう れつごしよう retsugo shiyō
Negative 劣後しない れつごしない retsugo shinai
Negative continuative 劣後せず れつごせず retsugo sezu
Formal 劣後します れつごします retsugo shimasu
Perfective 劣後した れつごした retsugo shita
Conjunctive 劣後して れつごして retsugo shite
Hypothetical conditional 劣後すれば れつごすれば retsugo sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
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