こすい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
狡い

Pronunciation

Adjective

こすい • (kosui) -i (adverbial こすく (kosuku))

  1. (obsolete) sly
    こすい奴(やつ)
    kosui yatsu
    sly dog (fellow)

Inflection

Inflection of こすい
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) こすかろ kosukaro
Continuative (連用形) こすく kosuku
Terminal (終止形) こすい kosui
Attributive (連体形) こすい kosui
Hypothetical (仮定形) こすけれ kosukere
Imperative (命令形) こすかれ kosukare
Key constructions
Informal negative こすくない kosuku nai
Informal past こすかった kosukatta
Informal negative past こすくなかった kosuku nakatta
Formal こすいです kosui desu
Formal negative こすくないです kosuku nai desu
Formal past こすかったです kosukatta desu
Formal negative past こすくなかったです kosuku nakatta desu
Conjunctive こすくて kosukute
Conditional こすければ kosukereba
Provisional こすかったら kosukattara
Volitional こすかろう kosukarō
Adverbial こすく kosuku
Degree こすさ kosusa

References

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

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of こすい – see the following entry.
【湖水】
[noun] lake
(This term, こすい (kosui), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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