そよ吹く

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

From そよそよ (soyosoyo, softly, gently) +‎ 吹く (fuku, to blow).

Pronunciation

Verb

そよ() • (soyofukuintransitive godan (stem そよ() (soyofuki), past そよ()いた (soyofuita))

  1. to blow gently
    そよ()春風(はるかぜ)
    soyofuku harukaze
    gently blowing spring breeze

Conjugation

Conjugation of "そよ吹く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") そよ吹か そよふか soyofuka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") そよ吹き そよふき soyofuki
Shūshikei ("terminal") そよ吹く そよふく soyofuku
Rentaikei ("attributive") そよ吹く そよふく soyofuku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") そよ吹け そよふけ soyofuke
Meireikei ("imperative") そよ吹け そよふけ soyofuke
Key constructions
Passive そよ吹かれる そよふかれる soyofukareru
Causative そよ吹かせる
そよ吹かす
そよふかせる
そよふかす
soyofukaseru
soyofukasu
Potential そよ吹ける そよふける soyofukeru
Volitional そよ吹こう そよふこう soyofukō
Negative そよ吹かない そよふかない soyofukanai
Negative continuative そよ吹かず そよふかず soyofukazu
Formal そよ吹きます そよふきます soyofukimasu
Perfective そよ吹いた そよふいた soyofuita
Conjunctive そよ吹いて そよふいて soyofuite
Hypothetical conditional そよ吹けば そよふけば soyofukeba
Classical conjugation of "そよ吹く" (カ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) そよ吹か そよふか soyofuka
Continuative (連用形) そよ吹き そよふき soyofuki
Terminal (終止形) そよ吹く そよふく soyofuku
Attributive (連体形) そよ吹く そよふく soyofuku
Realis (已然形) そよ吹け そよふけ soyofuke
Imperative (命令形) そよ吹け そよふけ soyofuke
Key constructions
Negative そよ吹かず そよふかず soyofukazu
Contrasting conjunction そよ吹けど そよふけど soyofukedo
Causal conjunction そよ吹けば そよふけば soyofukeba
Conditional conjunction そよ吹かば そよふかば soyofukaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) そよ吹きき そよふきき soyofukiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) そよ吹きけり そよふきけり soyofukikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) そよ吹きつ そよふきつ soyofukitu
Perfect tense (natural event) そよ吹きぬ そよふきぬ soyofukinu
Perfect-continuative tense そよ吹けり
そよ吹きたり
そよふけり
そよふきたり
soyofukeri
soyofukitari
Volitional そよ吹かむ そよふかむ soyofukamu

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  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