ぎらつく

Japanese

Etymology

From ぎら (gira) + つく (-tsuku).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぎらつく [gìrátsúkú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ぎらつ​く [gìrátsúꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲiɾa̠t͡sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

ぎらつく • (giratsuku) godan (stem ぎらつき (giratsuki), past ぎらついた (giratsuita))

1. to shine

   目(め)がぎらついた。

   Me ga giratsuita.

   Their eyes shone.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ぎらつく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	ぎらつか	giratsuka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	ぎらつき	giratsuki
Shūshikei ("terminal")	ぎらつく	giratsuku
Rentaikei ("attributive")	ぎらつく	giratsuku
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	ぎらつけ	giratsuke
Meireikei ("imperative")	ぎらつけ	giratsuke
Key constructions
Passive	ぎらつかれる	giratsukareru
Causative	ぎらつかせる ぎらつかす	giratsukaseru giratsukasu
Potential	ぎらつける	giratsukeru
Volitional	ぎらつこう	giratsukō
Negative	ぎらつかない	giratsukanai
Negative continuative	ぎらつかず	giratsukazu
Formal	ぎらつきます	giratsukimasu
Perfective	ぎらついた	giratsuita
Conjunctive	ぎらついて	giratsuite
Hypothetical conditional	ぎらつけば	giratsukeba

Related terms

• ぎらぎら (giragira)
• きらつく (kiratsuku)