ぐらつく

Japanese

Etymology

From ぐら (gura) + つく (-tsuku).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぐらつく [gùrátsúkú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɾa̠t͡sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

ぐらつく • (guratsuku) intransitive godan (stem ぐらつき (guratsuki), past ぐらついた (guratsuita))

1. wobble, shake

   机(つくえ)がぐらつく

   tsukue ga guratsuku

   the table is shaking

2. be unsteady (of feelings, finances, etc.)

   世(せ)界(かい)中(じゅう)の経(けい)済(ざい)がぐらつき始(はじ)めている

   sekaijū no keizai ga guratsuki hajimeteiru

   the world economy begins to shake

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ぐらつく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	ぐらつか	guratsuka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	ぐらつき	guratsuki
Shūshikei ("terminal")	ぐらつく	guratsuku
Rentaikei ("attributive")	ぐらつく	guratsuku
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	ぐらつけ	guratsuke
Meireikei ("imperative")	ぐらつけ	guratsuke
Key constructions
Passive	ぐらつかれる	guratsukareru
Causative	ぐらつかせる ぐらつかす	guratsukaseru guratsukasu
Potential	ぐらつける	guratsukeru
Volitional	ぐらつこう	guratsukō
Negative	ぐらつかない	guratsukanai
Negative continuative	ぐらつかず	guratsukazu
Formal	ぐらつきます	guratsukimasu
Perfective	ぐらついた	guratsuita
Conjunctive	ぐらついて	guratsuite
Hypothetical conditional	ぐらつけば	guratsukeba

Related terms

• ぐらぐら (guragura)