揺らぐ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
| 揺 |
Etymology
Formerly ゆらく (yuraku), with the final -ku softening to -gu. Derived from adverb ゆら (yura, evoking the sound of a ball or bell rocking), itself derived from or cognate with the imperfective form of Old Japanese verb ゆる (yuru) (揺る / 淘る / 汰る, "to rock, to shake").
Compare 揺れる (yureru, “to shake; to be unsettled; to hesitate”).
Pronunciation
Verb
揺らぐ (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana ゆらぐ, romaji yuragu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "揺らぐ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | Imperfective (未然形) | 揺らが | ゆらが | yuraga |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuative (連用形) | 揺らぎ | ゆらぎ | yuragi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 揺らぐ | ゆらぐ | yuragu | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 揺らぐ | ゆらぐ | yuragu | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 揺らげ | ゆらげ | yurage | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 揺らげ | ゆらげ | yurage | |
| Key constructions | Passive | 揺らがれる | ゆらがれる | yuragareru |
| Causative | 揺らがせる 揺らがす |
ゆらがせる ゆらがす |
yuragaseru yuragasu |
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| Potential | 揺らげる | ゆらげる | yurageru | |
| Volitional | 揺らごう | ゆらごう | yuragō | |
| Negative | 揺らがない | ゆらがない | yuraganai | |
| Negative continuative | 揺らがず | ゆらがず | yuragazu | |
| Formal | 揺らぎます | ゆらぎます | yuragimasu | |
| Perfective | 揺らいだ | ゆらいだ | yuraida | |
| Conjunctive | 揺らいで | ゆらいで | yuraide | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 揺らげば | ゆらげば | yurageba | |