ごまかす
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[edit]Alternative spellings |
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誤魔化す 誤摩化す 胡麻化す 誤魔かす 胡魔化す |
Etymology
[edit]First recorded in the Edo period.
According to one theory, formed from 護摩 (goma, “a holy fire in esoteric Buddhism”) + verbalizing suffix かす (kasu), from a common fraud perpetrated in the Edo period of dressing as a monk and selling regular ash purported to be ash from such holy fires.
Alternatively, from 胡麻菓子 (goma kashi, “sesame candy”), from a particular sesame candy in the Edo period called 胡麻胴乱 (goma dōran) and notable for being a mostly empty shell.
The kanji spellings are examples of ateji. The more common spelling is in hiragana, as ごまかす.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「ごまかす」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
Stem forms | |||
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Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形) |
ごまかす | ごまかす | [gòmákáꜜsù] |
Imperative (命令形) | ごまかせ | ごまかせ | [gòmákáꜜsè] |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | ごまかされる | ごまかされる | [gòmákásáréꜜrù] |
Causative | ごまかさせる | ごまかさせる | [gòmákásáséꜜrù] |
Potential | ごまかせる | ごまかせる | [gòmákáséꜜrù] |
Volitional | ごまかそう | ごまかそー | [gòmákásóꜜò] |
Negative | ごまかさない | ごまかさない | [gòmákásáꜜnàì] |
Negative perfective | ごまかさなかった | ごまかさなかった | [gòmákásáꜜnàkàttà] |
Formal | ごまかします | ごまかします | [gòmákáshímáꜜsù] |
Perfective | ごまかした | ごまかした | [gòmákáꜜshìtà] |
Conjunctive | ごまかして | ごまかして | [gòmákáꜜshìtè] |
Hypothetical conditional | ごまかせば | ごまかせば | [gòmákáꜜsèbà] |
Verb
[edit]ごまかす • (gomakasu) transitive godan (stem ごまかし (gomakashi), past ごまかした (gomakashita))
- to cheat or deceive
- to lie
- to evade a question or deflect attention; to gloss over a mistake; to fudge; to bullshit
- to embezzle
- to defraud or swindle
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "ごまかす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | ごまかさ | gomakasa | |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | ごまかし | gomakashi | |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | ごまかす | gomakasu | |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | ごまかす | gomakasu | |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | ごまかせ | gomakase | |
Meireikei ("imperative") | ごまかせ | gomakase | |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | ごまかされる | gomakasareru | |
Causative | ごまかさせる ごまかさす |
gomakasaseru gomakasasu | |
Potential | ごまかせる | gomakaseru | |
Volitional | ごまかそう | gomakasō | |
Negative | ごまかさない | gomakasanai | |
Negative continuative | ごまかさず | gomakasazu | |
Formal | ごまかします | gomakashimasu | |
Perfective | ごまかした | gomakashita | |
Conjunctive | ごまかして | gomakashite | |
Hypothetical conditional | ごまかせば | gomakaseba |
Synonyms
[edit]Synonyms
References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN