うすぎ
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 薄着 |
Etymology
From 薄 (usu-) + 着 (ki). The ki changes to gi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) うすぎ [ùsúgí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝɡʲi]
Noun
うすぎ • (usugi)
- light clothing
Coordinate terms
- 厚着 (atsugi)
Verb
うすぎする • (usugi suru) suru (stem うすぎし (usugi shi), past うすぎした (usugi shita))
- to dress lightly
Conjugation
Conjugation of "うすぎする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | うすぎし | usugi shi | ||
| Continuative (連用形) | うすぎし | usugi shi | ||
| Terminal (終止形) | うすぎする | usugi suru | ||
| Attributive (連体形) | うすぎする | usugi suru | ||
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | うすぎすれ | usugi sure | ||
| Imperative (命令形) | うすぎせよ¹ うすぎしろ² | usugi seyo¹ usugi shiro² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | うすぎされる | usugi sareru | ||
| Causative | うすぎさせる うすぎさす | usugi saseru usugi sasu | ||
| Potential | うすぎできる | usugi dekiru | ||
| Volitional | うすぎしよう | usugi shiyō | ||
| Negative | うすぎしない | usugi shinai | ||
| Negative continuative | うすぎせず | usugi sezu | ||
| Formal | うすぎします | usugi shimasu | ||
| Perfective | うすぎした | usugi shita | ||
| Conjunctive | うすぎして | usugi shite | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | うすぎすれば | usugi sureba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN