つづしる

Japanese

Alternative spelling
嘰る (archaic)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨᵝzɨᵝɕiɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

つづしる • (tsuzushiru) intransitive ^†yodan

1. (archaic, possibly obsolete) to do something little by little
2. (archaic, possibly obsolete) to hum

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "つづしる" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	つづしら		tudusira
Continuative (連用形)	つづしり		tudusiri
Terminal (終止形)	つづしる		tudusiru
Attributive (連体形)	つづしる		tudusiru
Realis (已然形)	つづしれ		tudusire
Imperative (命令形)	つづしれ		tudusire
Key constructions
Negative	つづしらず		tudusirazu
Contrasting conjunction	つづしれど		tudusiredo
Causal conjunction	つづしれば		tudusireba
Conditional conjunction	つづしらば		tudusiraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	つづしりき		tudusiriki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	つづしりけり		tudusirikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	つづしりつ		tudusiritu
Perfect tense (natural event)	つづしりぬ		tudusirinu
Perfect-continuative tense	つづしれり つづしりたり		tudusireri tudusiritari
Volitional	つづしらむ		tudusiramu

See also

• 口(くち)ずさむ (kuchizusamu): to hum
• ぽつりぽつり (potsuripotsuri): bit by bit