蹴う
Old Japanese
Etymology
From Proto-Japonic *kuwu (“to kick”).
Verb
蹴う (kuu) (kana くう)
- to kick
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "蹴う" (ワ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 蹴ゑ | くゑ | kuwe |
| Continuative (連用形) | 蹴ゑ | くゑ | kuwe |
| Terminal (終止形) | 蹴う | くう | kuu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 蹴うる | くうる | kuuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 蹴うれ | くうれ | kuure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 蹴ゑよ | くゑよ | kuweyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 蹴ゑず | くゑず | kuwezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 蹴うれど | くうれど | kuuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 蹴うれば | くうれば | kuureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 蹴ゑば | くゑば | kuweba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 蹴ゑき | くゑき | kuweki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 蹴ゑけり | くゑけり | kuwekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 蹴ゑつ | くゑつ | kuwetu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 蹴ゑぬ | くゑぬ | kuwenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 蹴ゑたり | くゑたり | kuwetari |
| Volitional | 蹴ゑむ | くゑむ | kuwemu |
Descendants
- Japanese: 蹴る (keru)