うろつく
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Japanese[edit]
Alternative spelling |
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彷徨く |
Etymology[edit]
From うろ (uro, a 擬態語 (gitaigo, “ideophone”) also reduplicated to form the adverb うろうろ (urouro)) + つく (-tsuku).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
うろつく • (urotsuku) intransitive godan (stem うろつき (urotsuki), past うろついた (urotsuita))
- to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander aimlessly; to knock around; to hang around
- to be at a loss, to be confused from not knowing what to do
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of "うろつく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | うろつか | urotsuka | |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | うろつき | urotsuki | |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | うろつく | urotsuku | |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | うろつく | urotsuku | |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | うろつけ | urotsuke | |
Meireikei ("imperative") | うろつけ | urotsuke | |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | うろつかれる | urotsukareru | |
Causative | うろつかせる うろつかす |
urotsukaseru urotsukasu | |
Potential | うろつける | urotsukeru | |
Volitional | うろつこう | urotsukō | |
Negative | うろつかない | urotsukanai | |
Negative continuative | うろつかず | urotsukazu | |
Formal | うろつきます | urotsukimasu | |
Perfective | うろついた | urotsuita | |
Conjunctive | うろついて | urotsuite | |
Hypothetical conditional | うろつけば | urotsukeba |
Related terms[edit]
- うろうろ (urouro)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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