ほつれる

Japanese

Alternative spelling
解れる

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほつれ​る [hòtsúréꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞t͡sɨᵝɾe̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

ほつれる • (hotsureru) intransitive ichidan (stem ほつれ (hotsure), past ほつれた (hotsureta))

1. to become frayed

   Synonyms: ほぐれる (hogureru), ほごれる (hogoreru)

   服(ふく)のほつれた糸(いと)を切(き)る

   fuku no hotsureta ito o kiru

   to cut a loose thread on one's clothes

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ほつれる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	ほつれ	hotsure
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	ほつれ	hotsure
Shūshikei ("terminal")	ほつれる	hotsureru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	ほつれる	hotsureru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	ほつれれ	hotsurere
Meireikei ("imperative")	ほつれよ¹ ほつれろ²	hotsureyo¹ hotsurero²
Key constructions
Passive	ほつれられる	hotsurerareru
Causative	ほつれさせる ほつれさす	hotsuresaseru hotsuresasu
Potential	ほつれられる ほつれれる³	hotsurerareru hotsurereru³
Volitional	ほつれよう	hotsureyō
Negative	ほつれない ほつれぬ ほつれん	hotsurenai hotsurenu hotsuren
Negative continuative	ほつれず	hotsurezu
Formal	ほつれます	hotsuremasu
Perfective	ほつれた	hotsureta
Conjunctive	ほつれて	hotsurete
Hypothetical conditional	ほつれれば	hotsurereba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential