なぞる

Japanese

Alternative spelling
擦る (uncommon)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なぞ​る [nàzóꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [na̠zo̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

なぞる • (nazoru) transitive godan (stem なぞり (nazori), past なぞった (nazotta))

1. to trace (something already written or drawn); to copy

   手(て)本(ほん)をなぞる

   tehon o nazoru

   to trace over the copybook

   原(げん)文(ぶん)をなぞる

   genbun o nazoru

   (of a translation) to closely follow the original text

2. to trace (with the finger)

   傷(きず)跡(あと)を指(ゆび)でなぞる

   kizuato o yubi de nazoru

   to trace a scar with one's finger

Conjugation

Conjugation of "なぞる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	なぞら	nazora
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	なぞり	nazori
Shūshikei ("terminal")	なぞる	nazoru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	なぞる	nazoru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	なぞれ	nazore
Meireikei ("imperative")	なぞれ	nazore
Key constructions
Passive	なぞられる	nazorareru
Causative	なぞらせる なぞらす	nazoraseru nazorasu
Potential	なぞれる	nazoreru
Volitional	なぞろう	nazorō
Negative	なぞらない	nazoranai
Negative continuative	なぞらず	nazorazu
Formal	なぞります	nazorimasu
Perfective	なぞった	nazotta
Conjunctive	なぞって	nazotte
Hypothetical conditional	なぞれば	nazoreba

See also

• なぞらえる (nazoraeru)