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淘汰
淘汰
Chinese
cleanse; eliminate; to clean out; to wash
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to discard; to eliminate; too | ||
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simp. and trad. (淘汰) |
淘 | 汰 | |
Verb
淘汰
Derived terms
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 淘 | 汰 |
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とう Hyōgaiji |
た Grade: S |
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Etymology
Noun
淘汰 (hiragana とうた, romaji tōta)
Compounds
- 自然淘汰 (shizen tōta): natural selection
- 淘汰圧 (tōtātsu): selection pressure
Verb
淘汰する (transitive, hiragana とうたする, romaji tōta suru)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "淘汰する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
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| Imperfective (未然形) | 淘汰し | とうたし | tōta shi | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 淘汰し | とうたし | tōta shi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 淘汰する | とうたする | tōta suru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 淘汰する | とうたする | tōta suru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 淘汰すれ | とうたすれ | tōta sure | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 淘汰せよ¹ 淘汰しろ² |
とうたせよ¹ とうたしろ² |
tōta seyo¹ tōta shiro² |
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| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 淘汰される | とうたされる | tōta sareru | |
| Causative | 淘汰させる 淘汰さす |
とうたさせる とうたさす |
tōta saseru tōta sasu |
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| Potential | 淘汰できる | とうたできる | tōta dekiru | |
| Volitional | 淘汰しよう | とうたしよう | tōta shiyō | |
| Negative | 淘汰しない | とうたしない | tōta shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 淘汰せず | とうたせず | tōta sezu | |
| Formal | 淘汰します | とうたします | tōta shimasu | |
| Perfective | 淘汰した | とうたした | tōta shita | |
| Conjunctive | 淘汰して | とうたして | tōta shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 淘汰すれば | とうたすれば | tōta sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
See also
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tou4 taai3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thò-thai
- Min Nan (POJ): tô-thài / tô͘-thài
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taurtay
- IPA (key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
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- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: tou4 taai3
- Yale: tòuh taai
- Cantonese Pinyin: tou4 taai3
- IPA (key): /tʰou̯²¹ tʰɑːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thò-thai
- Hakka Romanization System: toˇ tai
- Hagfa Pinyim: to2 tai4
- IPA: /tʰo¹¹ tʰa̯i⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tô-thài
- Tâi-lô: tô-thài
- Phofsit Daibuun: doi'taix
- IPA (Xiamen): /tɤ²⁴⁻²² tʰaɪ²¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɤ¹³⁻²² tʰaɪ²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /to²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaɪ¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ²³⁻³³ tʰaɪ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tô͘-thài
- Tâi-lô: tôo-thài
- Phofsit Daibuun: do'taix
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔ²⁴⁻²² tʰaɪ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)