ぐらつく

Japanese

Etymology

From ぐら (gura) + つく (-tsuku).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ぐらつく [gùrátsúkú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡɯ̟ᵝɾa̠t͡sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

ぐらつく • (guratsuku) intransitive godan (stem ぐらつき (guratsuki), past ぐらついた (guratsuita))

  1. wobble, shake
    机(つくえ)がぐらつく
    tsukue ga guratsuku
    the table is shaking
  2. be unsteady (of feelings, finances, etc.)
    世(せ)界(かい)中(じゅう)の経(けい)済(ざい)がぐらつき始(はじ)めている
    sekaijū no keizai ga guratsuki hajimeteiru
    the world economy begins to shake

Conjugation
Conjugation of "ぐらつく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") ぐらつか guratsuka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") ぐらつき guratsuki
Shūshikei ("terminal") ぐらつく guratsuku
Rentaikei ("attributive") ぐらつく guratsuku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") ぐらつけ guratsuke
Meireikei ("imperative") ぐらつけ guratsuke
Key constructions
Passive ぐらつかれる guratsukareru
Causative ぐらつかせる
ぐらつかす		 guratsukaseru
guratsukasu
Potential ぐらつける guratsukeru
Volitional ぐらつこう guratsukō
Negative ぐらつかない guratsukanai
Negative continuative ぐらつかず guratsukazu
Formal ぐらつきます guratsukimasu
Perfective ぐらついた guratsuita
Conjunctive ぐらついて guratsuite
Hypothetical conditional ぐらつけば guratsukeba

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