呻く
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 呻 |
| うめ Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi |
Etymology
Compound of う (u, “ouch”) + めく (-meku, “to show signs of, to have the appearance of”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
呻く • (umeku) intransitive godan (stem 呻き (umeki), past 呻いた (umeita))
Usage notes
This term is often spelled in kana.
Conjugation
Conjugation of "呻く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 呻か | うめか | umeka |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 呻き | うめき | umeki |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 呻く | うめく | umeku |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 呻く | うめく | umeku |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 呻け | うめけ | umeke |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 呻け | うめけ | umeke |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 呻かれる | うめかれる | umekareru |
| Causative | 呻かせる 呻かす |
うめかせる うめかす |
umekaseru umekasu |
| Potential | 呻ける | うめける | umekeru |
| Volitional | 呻こう | うめこう | umekō |
| Negative | 呻かない | うめかない | umekanai |
| Negative continuative | 呻かず | うめかず | umekazu |
| Formal | 呻きます | うめきます | umekimasu |
| Perfective | 呻いた | うめいた | umeita |
| Conjunctive | 呻いて | うめいて | umeite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 呻けば | うめけば | umekeba |
Derived terms
Related terms
- 唸る (unaru)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN