耳を疑う
Appearance
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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耳 | 疑 |
みみ Grade: 1 |
うたが Grade: 6 |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
[edit]Literally "to doubt (one's) ear"
Verb
[edit]耳を疑う • (mimi o utagau) godan (stem 耳を疑い (mimi o utagai), past 耳を疑った (mimi o utagatta))
- (idiomatic) to doubt what one just heard; hearing something surprising
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "耳を疑う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 耳を疑わ | みみをうたがわ | mimi o utagawa |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 耳を疑い | みみをうたがい | mimi o utagai |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 耳を疑う | みみをうたがう | mimi o utagau |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 耳を疑う | みみをうたがう | mimi o utagau |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 耳を疑え | みみをうたがえ | mimi o utagae |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 耳を疑え | みみをうたがえ | mimi o utagae |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | 耳を疑われる | みみをうたがわれる | mimi o utagawareru |
Causative | 耳を疑わせる 耳を疑わす |
みみをうたがわせる みみをうたがわす |
mimi o utagawaseru mimi o utagawasu |
Potential | 耳を疑える | みみをうたがえる | mimi o utagaeru |
Volitional | 耳を疑おう | みみをうたがおう | mimi o utagaō |
Negative | 耳を疑わない | みみをうたがわない | mimi o utagawanai |
Negative continuative | 耳を疑わず | みみをうたがわず | mimi o utagawazu |
Formal | 耳を疑います | みみをうたがいます | mimi o utagaimasu |
Perfective | 耳を疑った | みみをうたがった | mimi o utagatta |
Conjunctive | 耳を疑って | みみをうたがって | mimi o utagatte |
Hypothetical conditional | 耳を疑えば | みみをうたがえば | mimi o utagaeba |
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