怖づ

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o̞zɨ]

Verb

() • (ozuintransitive nidan

  1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to be scared

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "怖づ" (ダ行上二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 怖ぢ おぢ odi
Continuative (連用形) 怖ぢ おぢ odi
Terminal (終止形) 怖づ おづ odu
Attributive (連体形) 怖づる おづる oduru
Realis (已然形) 怖づれ おづれ odure
Imperative (命令形) 怖ぢよ おぢよ odiyo
Key constructions
Negative 怖ぢず おぢず odizu
Contrasting conjunction 怖づれど おづれど oduredo
Causal conjunction 怖づれば おづれば odureba
Conditional conjunction 怖ぢば おぢば odiba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 怖ぢき おぢき odiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 怖ぢけり おぢけり odikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 怖ぢつ おぢつ oditu
Perfect tense (natural event) 怖ぢぬ おぢぬ odinu
Perfect-continuative tense 怖ぢたり おぢたり oditari
Volitional 怖ぢむ おぢむ odimu

Derived terms