# たちうち
## Japanese
### Etymology 1

* Alternative spelling
* 太刀打ち
From 太刀(たち) (tachi) + 打(う)ち (uchi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 打(う)つ (utsu).”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) たちうち [tàchíúchí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ta̠t͡ɕiɯ̟t͡ɕi]

#### Noun

たちうち • (tachiuchi)
* fighting with tachi (swords)
* (figurative, often used with negation) competition

##### Derived terms

* 太刀(たち)打(う)ちの技(わざ) (tachiuchi no waza)

#### Verb

たちうちする • (tachiuchi suru) suru (stem たちうちし (tachiuchi shi), past たちうちした (tachiuchi shita))
* to fight with tachi (swords)
* (figurative) to compete
    彼(かれ)に太刀(たち)打(う)ちできない。
       Kare ni tachiuchi dekinai.
       I'm no match for him.

##### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | たちうちし | tachiuchi shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | たちうちし | tachiuchi shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | たちうちする | tachiuchi suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | たちうちする | tachiuchi suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | たちうちすれ | tachiuchi sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | たちうちせよ¹ たちうちしろ² | tachiuchi seyo¹ tachiuchi shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | たちうちされる | tachiuchi sareru |
| Causative | たちうちさせる たちうちさす | tachiuchi saseru tachiuchi sasu |
| Potential | たちうちできる | tachiuchi dekiru |
| Volitional | たちうちしよう | tachiuchi shiyō |
| Negative | たちうちしない | tachiuchi shinai |
| Negative continuative | たちうちせず | tachiuchi sezu |
| Formal | たちうちします | tachiuchi shimasu |
| Perfective | たちうちした | tachiuchi shita |
| Conjunctive | たちうちして | tachiuchi shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | たちうちすれば | tachiuchi sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

### Etymology 2

* Alternative spellings
* 立ち射ち 立射ち (dated)
From 立(た)ち (tachi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 立(た)ち (tachi).”) + 射(う)ち (uchi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 打(う)つ (utsu).”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) たちうち [tàchíúchí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ta̠t͡ɕiɯ̟t͡ɕi]

#### Noun

たちうち • (tachiuchi)
* shooting while standing

##### Synonyms

* 立(りっ)射(しゃ) (rissha)

#### Verb

たちうちする • (tachiuchi suru) suru (stem たちうちし (tachiuchi shi), past たちうちした (tachiuchi shita))
* to shoot while standing

##### Conjugation

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") :
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | たちうちし | tachiuchi shi |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | たちうちし | tachiuchi shi |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | たちうちする | tachiuchi suru |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | たちうちする | tachiuchi suru |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | たちうちすれ | tachiuchi sure |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | たちうちせよ¹ たちうちしろ² | tachiuchi seyo¹ tachiuchi shiro² |
| Key constructions ||||
| Passive | たちうちされる | tachiuchi sareru |
| Causative | たちうちさせる たちうちさす | tachiuchi saseru tachiuchi sasu |
| Potential | たちうちできる | tachiuchi dekiru |
| Volitional | たちうちしよう | tachiuchi shiyō |
| Negative | たちうちしない | tachiuchi shinai |
| Negative continuative | たちうちせず | tachiuchi sezu |
| Formal | たちうちします | tachiuchi shimasu |
| Perfective | たちうちした | tachiuchi shita |
| Conjunctive | たちうちして | tachiuchi shite |
| Hypothetical conditional | たちうちすれば | tachiuchi sureba |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ||||

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN