Home Learn Japanese Pronunciation of 終止形 ending in -ouLLearn JapanesePronunciation of 終止形 ending in -ouSeptember 2, 20223 comments When verbs end in -ou, am I correct in pronouncing う as a separate mora?That is, 思う is pronounced おもう and not おもー, 通う as かよう and not かよー Tags:Japanese LanguageLearn Japanese 3 commentsCorrect, the う is pronounced separately as う rather than making a long お.> 思う is pronounced おもう and not おもー, 通う as かよう and not かよーYes. In general, the long vowel おー does not cross recognizably different parts of the same word (morphemes), and this includes the う verbal suffix.As an example of a case not involving a verb, 子[こ]牛[うし] is こうし and not こーし.Note that the volitional ending ～おう (e.g., 会おう) _is_ pronounced おー.It is separate but sometimes it’s barely existent and sometimes it’s not there at all. It doesn’t sound jarringly bad to pronounce it as “おもー”.Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
> 思う is pronounced おもう and not おもー, 通う as かよう and not かよーYes. In general, the long vowel おー does not cross recognizably different parts of the same word (morphemes), and this includes the う verbal suffix.As an example of a case not involving a verb, 子[こ]牛[うし] is こうし and not こーし.Note that the volitional ending ～おう (e.g., 会おう) _is_ pronounced おー.
It is separate but sometimes it’s barely existent and sometimes it’s not there at all. It doesn’t sound jarringly bad to pronounce it as “おもー”.
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Correct, the う is pronounced separately as う rather than making a long お.
> 思う is pronounced おもう and not おもー, 通う as かよう and not かよー
Yes. In general, the long vowel おー does not cross recognizably different parts of the same word (morphemes), and this includes the う verbal suffix.
As an example of a case not involving a verb, 子[こ]牛[うし] is こうし and not こーし.
Note that the volitional ending ～おう (e.g., 会おう) _is_ pronounced おー.
It is separate but sometimes it’s barely existent and sometimes it’s not there at all. It doesn’t sound jarringly bad to pronounce it as “おもー”.