なきふす

なきふす

Japanese

Alternative spellings
泣き伏す 泣伏す (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).”) + 伏(ふ)す (fusu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なきふ​す [nàkífúꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
• IPA^(key): [na̠kʲiɸɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Verb

なきふす • (nakifusu) ^{←なきふす (nakifusu)?} godan (stem なきふし (nakifushi), past なきふした (nakifushita))

1. to collapse in tears

Conjugation

Conjugation of "なきふす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	なきふさ	nakifusa
Continuative (連用形)	なきふし	nakifushi
Terminal (終止形)	なきふす	nakifusu
Attributive (連体形)	なきふす	nakifusu
Hypothetical (仮定形)	なきふせ	nakifuse
Imperative (命令形)	なきふせ	nakifuse
Key constructions
Passive	なきふされる	nakifusareru
Causative	なきふさせる なきふさす	nakifusaseru nakifusasu
Potential	なきふせる	nakifuseru
Volitional	なきふそう	nakifusō
Negative	なきふさない	nakifusanai
Negative continuative	なきふさず	nakifusazu
Formal	なきふします	nakifushimasu
Perfective	なきふした	nakifushita
Conjunctive	なきふして	nakifushite
Hypothetical conditional	なきふせば	nakifuseba

References

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