さきほこる

さきほこる

Japanese

Alternative spellings
咲き誇る 咲誇る (dated)

Etymology

From 咲(さ)き (saki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 咲(さ)く (saku).”) + 誇(ほこ)る (hokoru).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さきほこ​る [sàkíhókóꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠kʲiho̞ko̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

さきほこる • (sakihokoru) godan (stem さきほこり (sakihokori), past さきほこった (sakihokotta), historical kana さきほこる)

1. (intransitive, of flowers or figuratively) to bloom proudly and extravagantly

Conjugation

Conjugation of "さきほこる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	さきほこら	sakihokora
Continuative (連用形)	さきほこり	sakihokori
Terminal (終止形)	さきほこる	sakihokoru
Attributive (連体形)	さきほこる	sakihokoru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	さきほこれ	sakihokore
Imperative (命令形)	さきほこれ	sakihokore
Key constructions
Passive	さきほこられる	sakihokorareru
Causative	さきほこらせる さきほこらす	sakihokoraseru sakihokorasu
Potential	さきほこれる	sakihokoreru
Volitional	さきほころう	sakihokorō
Negative	さきほこらない	sakihokoranai
Negative continuative	さきほこらず	sakihokorazu
Formal	さきほこります	sakihokorimasu
Perfective	さきほこった	sakihokotta
Conjunctive	さきほこって	sakihokotte
Hypothetical conditional	さきほこれば	sakihokoreba

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN