爪弾く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
爪	弾
つま Grade: S	ひ > び Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
爪彈く (kyūjitai) 爪引く

Etymology

Compound of 爪 (tsuma, “nail”) +‎ 弾く (biku, “to play (instrument)”). The hiku changes to biku as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) つまびく [tsùmábíꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨma̠bʲikɯ̟]

Verb

爪(つま)弾(び)く • (tsumabiku) godan (stem 爪(つま)弾(び)き (tsumabiki), past 爪(つま)弾(び)いた (tsumabiita))

1. to play a musical instrument with the fingertips

Conjugation

Conjugation of "爪弾く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	爪弾か	つまびか	tsumabika
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	爪弾き	つまびき	tsumabiki
Shūshikei ("terminal")	爪弾く	つまびく	tsumabiku
Rentaikei ("attributive")	爪弾く	つまびく	tsumabiku
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	爪弾け	つまびけ	tsumabike
Meireikei ("imperative")	爪弾け	つまびけ	tsumabike
Key constructions
Passive	爪弾かれる	つまびかれる	tsumabikareru
Causative	爪弾かせる 爪弾かす	つまびかせる つまびかす	tsumabikaseru tsumabikasu
Potential	爪弾ける	つまびける	tsumabikeru
Volitional	爪弾こう	つまびこう	tsumabikō
Negative	爪弾かない	つまびかない	tsumabikanai
Negative continuative	爪弾かず	つまびかず	tsumabikazu
Formal	爪弾きます	つまびきます	tsumabikimasu
Perfective	爪弾いた	つまびいた	tsumabiita
Conjunctive	爪弾いて	つまびいて	tsumabiite
Hypothetical conditional	爪弾けば	つまびけば	tsumabikeba