屁をこく

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
屁を放く

Etymology

Phrase composed of (he, fart) + (o, object particle) + こく (koku, to forcefully expel out of the body).[1] Literally, “to squeeze off a fart”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [he̞ o̞ ko̞kɯ̟]

Phrase

()をこく • (he o koku

  1. (mildly vulgar) to fart, to break wind
    Synonyms: (literally “to let off a fart”) 屁をひる (he o hiru), (slightly more polite, compare “to break wind) おならする (onara suru), (slightly more polite, compare “to break wind) 放屁する (hōhi suru)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "屁をこく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 屁をこか へをこか he o koka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 屁をこき へをこき he o koki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 屁をこく へをこく he o koku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 屁をこく へをこく he o koku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 屁をこけ へをこけ he o koke
Meireikei ("imperative") 屁をこけ へをこけ he o koke
Key constructions
Passive 屁をこかれる へをこかれる he o kokareru
Causative 屁をこかせる
屁をこかす
へをこかせる
へをこかす
he o kokaseru
he o kokasu
Potential 屁をこける へをこける he o kokeru
Volitional 屁をここう へをここう he o kokō
Negative 屁をこかない へをこかない he o kokanai
Negative continuative 屁をこかず へをこかず he o kokazu
Formal 屁をこきます へをこきます he o kokimasu
Perfective 屁をこいた へをこいた he o koita
Conjunctive 屁をこいて へをこいて he o koite
Hypothetical conditional 屁をこけば へをこけば he o kokeba

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN