怖づ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
怖
お Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Verb

怖(お)づ • (ozu) intransitive ^†nidan

1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to be scared

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "怖づ" (ダ行上二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	怖ぢ	おぢ	odi
Continuative (連用形)	怖ぢ	おぢ	odi
Terminal (終止形)	怖づ	おづ	odu
Attributive (連体形)	怖づる	おづる	oduru
Realis (已然形)	怖づれ	おづれ	odure
Imperative (命令形)	怖ぢよ	おぢよ	odiyo
Key constructions
Negative	怖ぢず	おぢず	odizu
Contrasting conjunction	怖づれど	おづれど	oduredo
Causal conjunction	怖づれば	おづれば	odureba
Conditional conjunction	怖ぢば	おぢば	odiba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	怖ぢき	おぢき	odiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	怖ぢけり	おぢけり	odikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	怖ぢつ	おぢつ	oditu
Perfect tense (natural event)	怖ぢぬ	おぢぬ	odinu
Perfect-continuative tense	怖ぢたり	おぢたり	oditari
Volitional	怖ぢむ	おぢむ	odimu

Derived terms

• 怖(お)じる (ojiru, modern form)