うろつく
Japanese
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 彷徨く |
Etymology
From うろ (uro, a 擬態語 (gitaigo, “ideophone”) also reduplicated to form the adverb うろうろ (urouro)) + つく (-tsuku).
Pronunciation
Verb
うろつく • (urotsuku) intransitive godan (stem うろつき (urotsuki), past うろついた (urotsuita))
- to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander aimlessly; to knock around; to hang around
- to be at a loss, to be confused from not knowing what to do
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | うろつか | urotsuka | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | うろつき | urotsuki | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | うろつく | urotsuku | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | うろつく | urotsuku | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | うろつけ | urotsuke | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | うろつけ | urotsuke | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | うろつかれる | urotsukareru | |
| Causative | うろつかせる うろつかす |
urotsukaseru urotsukasu | |
| Potential | うろつける | urotsukeru | |
| Volitional | うろつこう | urotsukō | |
| Negative | うろつかない | urotsukanai | |
| Negative continuative | うろつかず | urotsukazu | |
| Formal | うろつきます | urotsukimasu | |
| Perfective | うろついた | urotsuita | |
| Conjunctive | うろついて | urotsuite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | うろつけば | urotsukeba | |
Related terms
- うろうろ (urouro)
See also
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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