なきしずむ

なきしずむ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
泣き沈む 泣沈む (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).”) + 沈(しず)む (shizumu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なきしず​む [nàkíshízúꜜmù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• IPA^(key): [na̠kʲiɕizɨᵝmɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

なきしずむ • (nakishizumu) ^{←なきしづむ (nakisidumu)?} godan (stem なきしずみ (nakishizumi), past なきしずんだ (nakishizunda))

1. to cry and grieve deeply

Conjugation

Conjugation of "なきしずむ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	なきしずま	nakishizuma
Continuative (連用形)	なきしずみ	nakishizumi
Terminal (終止形)	なきしずむ	nakishizumu
Attributive (連体形)	なきしずむ	nakishizumu
Hypothetical (仮定形)	なきしずめ	nakishizume
Imperative (命令形)	なきしずめ	nakishizume
Key constructions
Passive	なきしずまれる	nakishizumareru
Causative	なきしずませる なきしずます	nakishizumaseru nakishizumasu
Potential	なきしずめる	nakishizumeru
Volitional	なきしずもう	nakishizumō
Negative	なきしずまない	nakishizumanai
Negative continuative	なきしずまず	nakishizumazu
Formal	なきしずみます	nakishizumimasu
Perfective	なきしずんだ	nakishizunda
Conjunctive	なきしずんで	nakishizunde
Hypothetical conditional	なきしずめば	nakishizumeba

References

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