ひもとく
Japanese
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 繙く 紐解く |
Etymology
From 紐 (himo, “string”) + 解く (toku, “to undo”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ひもとく • (himotoku) ←ひもとく (fimotoku)?transitive godan (stem ひもとき (himotoki), past ひもといた (himotoita))
- to read (a book)
- to investigate by reading
- 歴史をひもとく
- rekishi o himotoku
- to investigate history
- 歴史をひもとく
Conjugation
Conjugation of "ひもとく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | ひもとか | himotoka | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | ひもとき | himotoki | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | ひもとく | himotoku | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | ひもとく | himotoku | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | ひもとけ | himotoke | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | ひもとけ | himotoke | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | ひもとかれる | himotokareru | |
| Causative | ひもとかせる ひもとかす |
himotokaseru himotokasu | |
| Potential | ひもとける | himotokeru | |
| Volitional | ひもとこう | himotokō | |
| Negative | ひもとかない | himotokanai | |
| Negative continuative | ひもとかず | himotokazu | |
| Formal | ひもときます | himotokimasu | |
| Perfective | ひもといた | himotoita | |
| Conjunctive | ひもといて | himotoite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | ひもとけば | himotokeba | |