揺らめく

Japanese

Alternative spelling
搖らめく (kyūjitai)

ゆら (yura) + めく (-meku, “to show signs of, to have the appearance of”, a verb-forming suffix)^[1]^[2]

揺(ゆ)らめく • (yurameku) intransitive godan (stem 揺(ゆ)らめき (yurameki), past 揺(ゆ)らめいた (yurameita))

to flicker, to quiver, to waver, to sway
蝋燭(ろうそく)の火(ひ)が揺(ゆ)らめく。
Rōsoku no hi ga yurameku.
The candleflame flickers.

Conjugation of "揺らめく" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Classical conjugation of "揺らめく" (カ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	揺らめか	ゆらめか	yurameka
Continuative (連用形)	揺らめき	ゆらめき	yurameki
Terminal (終止形)	揺らめく	ゆらめく	yurameku
Attributive (連体形)	揺らめく	ゆらめく	yurameku
Realis (已然形)	揺らめけ	ゆらめけ	yurameke
Imperative (命令形)	揺らめけ	ゆらめけ	yurameke
Key constructions
Negative	揺らめかず	ゆらめかず	yuramekazu
Contrasting conjunction	揺らめけど	ゆらめけど	yuramekedo
Causal conjunction	揺らめけば	ゆらめけば	yuramekeba
Conditional conjunction	揺らめかば	ゆらめかば	yuramekaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	揺らめきき	ゆらめきき	yuramekiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	揺らめきけり	ゆらめきけり	yuramekikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	揺らめきつ	ゆらめきつ	yuramekitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	揺らめきぬ	ゆらめきぬ	yuramekinu
Perfect-continuative tense	揺らめけり揺らめきたり	ゆらめけりゆらめきたり	yuramekeri yuramekitari
Volitional	揺らめかむ	ゆらめかむ	yuramekamu

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