ぶらつく

See also: ふらつく

Japanese

Etymology

From ぶら (bura) + つく (-tsuku).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶらつく [bùrátsúkú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɾa̠t͡sɨᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

ぶらつく • (buratsuku) intransitive godan (stem ぶらつき (buratsuki), past ぶらついた (buratsuita))

1. to meander; to stroll; to wander about

Conjugation

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

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	ぶらつか	buratsuka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	ぶらつき	buratsuki
Shūshikei ("terminal")	ぶらつく	buratsuku
Rentaikei ("attributive")	ぶらつく	buratsuku
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	ぶらつけ	buratsuke
Meireikei ("imperative")	ぶらつけ	buratsuke
Key constructions
Passive	ぶらつかれる	buratsukareru
Causative	ぶらつかせる ぶらつかす	buratsukaseru buratsukasu
Potential	ぶらつける	buratsukeru
Volitional	ぶらつこう	buratsukō
Negative	ぶらつかない	buratsukanai
Negative continuative	ぶらつかず	buratsukazu
Formal	ぶらつきます	buratsukimasu
Perfective	ぶらついた	buratsuita
Conjunctive	ぶらついて	buratsuite
Hypothetical conditional	ぶらつけば	buratsukeba

Related terms

• ぶらぶら (burabura)