道草を食う
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Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | ||
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道 | 草 | 食 |
みち Grade: 2 |
くさ Grade: 1 |
く Grade: 2 |
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]道草を食う • (michikusa o kuu) godan (stem 道草を食い (michikusa o kui), past 道草を食った (michikusa o kutta))
- (idiomatic) waste time on the way, loiter on the way
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of "道草を食う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
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Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 道草を食わ | みちくさをくわ | michikusa o kuwa |
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 道草を食い | みちくさをくい | michikusa o kui |
Shūshikei ("terminal") | 道草を食う | みちくさをくう | michikusa o kuu |
Rentaikei ("attributive") | 道草を食う | みちくさをくう | michikusa o kuu |
Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 道草を食え | みちくさをくえ | michikusa o kue |
Meireikei ("imperative") | 道草を食え | みちくさをくえ | michikusa o kue |
Key constructions | |||
Passive | 道草を食われる | みちくさをくわれる | michikusa o kuwareru |
Causative | 道草を食わせる 道草を食わす |
みちくさをくわせる みちくさをくわす |
michikusa o kuwaseru michikusa o kuwasu |
Potential | 道草を食える | みちくさをくえる | michikusa o kueru |
Volitional | 道草を食おう | みちくさをくおう | michikusa o kuō |
Negative | 道草を食わない | みちくさをくわない | michikusa o kuwanai |
Negative continuative | 道草を食わず | みちくさをくわず | michikusa o kuwazu |
Formal | 道草を食います | みちくさをくいます | michikusa o kuimasu |
Perfective | 道草を食った | みちくさをくった | michikusa o kutta |
Conjunctive | 道草を食って | みちくさをくって | michikusa o kutte |
Hypothetical conditional | 道草を食えば | みちくさをくえば | michikusa o kueba |
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