イキる
Japanese
Etymology
Attested from the 21st century.[1] Compare 生きる (ikiru, “to live, be alive”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Verb
イキる • (ikiru) godan (stem イキり (ikiri), past イキった (ikitta))
- (slang) to act cocky; to be full of oneself
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | イキら | ikira | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | イキり | ikiri | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | イキる | ikiru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | イキる | ikiru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | イキれ | ikire | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | イキれ | ikire | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | イキられる | ikirareru | |
| Causative | イキらせる イキらす |
ikiraseru ikirasu | |
| Potential | イキれる | ikireru | |
| Volitional | イキろう | ikirō | |
| Negative | イキらない | ikiranai | |
| Negative continuative | イキらず | ikirazu | |
| Formal | イキります | ikirimasu | |
| Perfective | イキった | ikitta | |
| Conjunctive | イキって | ikitte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | イキれば | ikireba | |
References
- ^ 現代用語の基礎知識 [Basic information about recent neologisms] (in Japanese), Jiyū Kokumin, 2019