焦げ付く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
焦	付
こ Grade: S	つ Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Alternative forms

焦げつく

Etymology

Compound of 焦げる (kogeru, “to become burnt, scorched, singed, charred”) +‎ 付く (tsuku, “to stick to something”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こげつく [kògétsúkú] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
(Tokyo) こげつく [kògétsúꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡe̞t͡sɨ̥kɯ̟]

Verb

焦(こ)げ付(つ)く • (kogetsuku) intransitive godan (stem 焦(こ)げ付(つ)き (kogetsuki), past 焦(こ)げ付(つ)いた (kogetsuita))

to become burnt and stick to something (e.g. a frying pan)
for money to become uncollectable
for a market price to become stuck, unchanged
to get stuck or remain unchanged, such as in a particular rank or status

Usage notes

With regard to monetary matters, 焦げ付く is said of the lender. Compare the English expression to get burned (in a transaction). Meanwhile, 踏み倒す is said of the borrower.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "焦げ付く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	焦げ付か	こげつか	kogetsuka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	焦げ付き	こげつき	kogetsuki
Shūshikei ("terminal")	焦げ付く	こげつく	kogetsuku
Rentaikei ("attributive")	焦げ付く	こげつく	kogetsuku
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	焦げ付け	こげつけ	kogetsuke
Meireikei ("imperative")	焦げ付け	こげつけ	kogetsuke
Key constructions
Passive	焦げ付かれる	こげつかれる	kogetsukareru
Causative	焦げ付かせる焦げ付かす	こげつかせるこげつかす	kogetsukaseru kogetsukasu
Potential	焦げ付ける	こげつける	kogetsukeru
Volitional	焦げ付こう	こげつこう	kogetsukō
Negative	焦げ付かない	こげつかない	kogetsukanai
Negative continuative	焦げ付かず	こげつかず	kogetsukazu
Formal	焦げ付きます	こげつきます	kogetsukimasu
Perfective	焦げ付いた	こげついた	kogetsuita
Conjunctive	焦げ付いて	こげついて	kogetsuite
Hypothetical conditional	焦げ付けば	こげつけば	kogetsukeba

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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