なきふす

Japanese

Alternative spellings
泣き伏す 泣伏す (dated)

Etymology

From 泣(な)き (naki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 泣(な)く (naku).”) + 伏(ふ)す (fusu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なきふ​す [nàkífúꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [na̠kʲiɸɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Verb

なきふす • (nakifusu) ^{←なきふす (nakifusu)?}godan (stem なきふし (nakifushi), past なきふした (nakifushita))

1. to collapse in tears

Conjugation

Conjugation of "なきふす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	なきふさ	nakifusa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	なきふし	nakifushi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	なきふす	nakifusu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	なきふす	nakifusu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	なきふせ	nakifuse
Meireikei ("imperative")	なきふせ	nakifuse
Key constructions
Passive	なきふされる	nakifusareru
Causative	なきふさせる なきふさす	nakifusaseru nakifusasu
Potential	なきふせる	nakifuseru
Volitional	なきふそう	nakifusō
Negative	なきふさない	nakifusanai
Negative continuative	なきふさず	nakifusazu
Formal	なきふします	nakifushimasu
Perfective	なきふした	nakifushita
Conjunctive	なきふして	nakifushite
Hypothetical conditional	なきふせば	nakifuseba