ざわつく

Japanese

Etymology

From ざわ (zawa) + つく (-tsuku).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ざわつく [zàwátsúkú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡za̠β̞a̠t͡sɨkɯ̟]

Verb

ざわつく • (zawatsuku) godan (stem ざわつき (zawatsuki), past ざわついた (zawatsuita))

1. to buzz with the noise of people talking

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ざわつく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	ざわつか	zawatsuka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	ざわつき	zawatsuki
Shūshikei ("terminal")	ざわつく	zawatsuku
Rentaikei ("attributive")	ざわつく	zawatsuku
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	ざわつけ	zawatsuke
Meireikei ("imperative")	ざわつけ	zawatsuke
Key constructions
Passive	ざわつかれる	zawatsukareru
Causative	ざわつかせる ざわつかす	zawatsukaseru zawatsukasu
Potential	ざわつける	zawatsukeru
Volitional	ざわつこう	zawatsukō
Negative	ざわつかない	zawatsukanai
Negative continuative	ざわつかず	zawatsukazu
Formal	ざわつきます	zawatsukimasu
Perfective	ざわついた	zawatsuita
Conjunctive	ざわついて	zawatsuite
Hypothetical conditional	ざわつけば	zawatsukeba

Related terms

• ざわめく (zawameku)
• ざわざわ (zawazawa)