ひよる

Japanese

Alternative spelling
日和る

Etymology

From 日和見 (hiyorimi),[1] with the suffix (-ru).

Pronunciation

Verb

ひよる • (hiyoruひよる (fyoru)?godan (stem ひより (hiyori), past ひよった (hiyotta))

  1. to sit on the fence; to be opportunistic

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ひよる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") ひよら hiyora
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") ひより hiyori
Shūshikei ("terminal") ひよる hiyoru
Rentaikei ("attributive") ひよる hiyoru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") ひよれ hiyore
Meireikei ("imperative") ひよれ hiyore
Key constructions
Passive ひよられる hiyorareru
Causative ひよらせる
ひよらす
hiyoraseru
hiyorasu
Potential ひよれる hiyoreru
Volitional ひよろう hiyorō
Negative ひよらない hiyoranai
Negative continuative ひよらず hiyorazu
Formal ひよります hiyorimasu
Perfective ひよった hiyotta
Conjunctive ひよって hiyotte
Hypothetical conditional ひよれば hiyoreba

References

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