耳を傾ける
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 耳 | 傾 |
| みみ Grade: 1 | かたむ Grade: S |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
耳 + を + 傾ける, from kango 傾聴 (keichō)
Verb
耳を傾ける • (mimi o katamukeru) ichidan (stem 耳を傾け (mimi o katamuke), past 耳を傾けた (mimi o katamuketa))
- (idiomatic) to listen carefully
- Synonym: 耳を貸す
Conjugation
Conjugation of "耳を傾ける" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 耳を傾け | みみをかたむけ | mimi o katamuke | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 耳を傾け | みみをかたむけ | mimi o katamuke | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 耳を傾ける | みみをかたむける | mimi o katamukeru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 耳を傾ける | みみをかたむける | mimi o katamukeru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 耳を傾けれ | みみをかたむけれ | mimi o katamukere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 耳を傾けよ¹ 耳を傾けろ² | みみをかたむけよ¹ みみをかたむけろ² | mimi o katamukeyo¹ mimi o katamukero² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 耳を傾けられる | みみをかたむけられる | mimi o katamukerareru | |
| Causative | 耳を傾けさせる 耳を傾けさす | みみをかたむけさせる みみをかたむけさす | mimi o katamukesaseru mimi o katamukesasu | |
| Potential | 耳を傾けられる 耳を傾けれる³ | みみをかたむけられる みみをかたむけれる³ | mimi o katamukerareru mimi o katamukereru³ | |
| Volitional | 耳を傾けよう | みみをかたむけよう | mimi o katamukeyō | |
| Negative | 耳を傾けない 耳を傾けぬ 耳を傾けん | みみをかたむけない みみをかたむけぬ みみをかたむけん | mimi o katamukenai mimi o katamukenu mimi o katamuken | |
| Negative continuative | 耳を傾けず | みみをかたむけず | mimi o katamukezu | |
| Formal | 耳を傾けます | みみをかたむけます | mimi o katamukemasu | |
| Perfective | 耳を傾けた | みみをかたむけた | mimi o katamuketa | |
| Conjunctive | 耳を傾けて | みみをかたむけて | mimi o katamukete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 耳を傾ければ | みみをかたむければ | mimi o katamukereba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential | ||||