あざとい
Japanese
editEtymology
editUltimate derivation unknown. Also rarely found with unvoiced pronunciation as あさとい (asatoi),[1] suggesting a possible connection with 浅い (asai, “shallow”). Alternatively, the initial aza- may be related to the aza- in 嘲笑う (azawarau, “to deride, to laugh at”), 欺く (azamuku, “to deceive”), 嘲る (azakeru, “to mock, to jeer at, to ridicule”).
First cited to 1713.[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editあざとい • (azatoi) -i (adverbial あざとく (azatoku))
- [from 1713] not thought through, unwise, imprudent, shallow or superficial of thought, shortsighted, childish
- [from 1724] crooked, unscrupulous, wily, thoroughly greedy
Inflection
editInflection of あざとい
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | あざとかろ | azatokaro | |
Continuative (連用形) | あざとく | azatoku | |
Terminal (終止形) | あざとい | azatoi | |
Attributive (連体形) | あざとい | azatoi | |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | あざとけれ | azatokere | |
Imperative (命令形) | あざとかれ | azatokare | |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | あざとくない | azatoku nai | |
Informal past | あざとかった | azatokatta | |
Informal negative past | あざとくなかった | azatoku nakatta | |
Formal | あざといです | azatoi desu | |
Formal negative | あざとくないです | azatoku nai desu | |
Formal past | あざとかったです | azatokatta desu | |
Formal negative past | あざとくなかったです | azatoku nakatta desu | |
Conjunctive | あざとくて | azatokute | |
Conditional | あざとければ | azatokereba | |
Provisional | あざとかったら | azatokattara | |
Volitional | あざとかろう | azatokarō | |
Adverbial | あざとく | azatoku | |
Degree | あざとさ | azatosa |
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “あざとい”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN