あやふや

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Japanese

Pronunciation

Adjective

あやふや • (ayafuya) -na (adnominal あやふやな (ayafuya na), adverbial あやふやに (ayafuya ni))

  1. uncertain; indefinite
    Synonym: 不確か (futashika)
    あやふやな境(きょう)界(かい)線(せん)
    ayafuya na kyōkai-sen
    uncertain (ill-defined) boundary line
  2. ambiguous; vague
    Synonym: 曖昧 (aimai)
    あやふやな情(じょう)報(ほう)
    ayafuya na jōhō
    vague (dubious) information

Inflection

Inflection of あやふや
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) あやふやだろ ayafuya daro
Continuative (連用形) あやふやで ayafuya de
Terminal (終止形) あやふやだ ayafuya da
Attributive (連体形) あやふやな ayafuya na
Hypothetical (仮定形) あやふやなら ayafuya nara
Imperative (命令形) あやふやであれ ayafuya de are
Key constructions
Informal negative あやふやではない
あやふやじゃない 		ayafuya de wa nai
ayafuya ja nai
Informal past あやふやだった ayafuya datta
Informal negative past あやふやではなかった
あやふやじゃなかった 		ayafuya de wa nakatta
ayafuya ja nakatta
Formal あやふやです ayafuya desu
Formal negative あやふやではありません
あやふやじゃありません 		ayafuya de wa arimasen
ayafuya ja arimasen
Formal past あやふやでした ayafuya deshita
Formal negative past あやふやではありませんでした
あやふやじゃありませんでした 		ayafuya de wa arimasen deshita
ayafuya ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive あやふやで ayafuya de
Conditional あやふやなら（ば） ayafuya nara (ba)
Provisional あやふやだったら ayafuya dattara
Volitional あやふやだろう ayafuya darō
Adverbial あやふやに ayafuya ni
Degree あやふやさ ayafuyasa

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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