うらぐ

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Old Japanese

Etymology

The first two morae are ultimately from 心 (ura, “inner feelings”).[1][2][3][4]

Verb

うらぐ (uragu)

Japanese verb pair
active うらぐ
mediopassive うらがす
  1. be delighted
    • 711–712, Kojiki:
      故是須須許理、釀大御酒以獻。於是天皇、宇羅宜是所獻之大御酒而宇羅下三字以音御歌曰、[...]
      So this Susukori brewed grand saké and made an offering of it to His Majesty. Now the heart of heaven’s sovereign was uplifted by the grand saké presented to him, and he made a mighty song that said:

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "うらぐ" (ガ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) うらげ urage
Continuative (連用形) うらげ urage
Terminal (終止形) うらぐ uragu
Attributive (連体形) うらぐる uraguru
Realis (已然形) うらぐれ uragure
Imperative (命令形) うらげよ urageyo
Key constructions
Negative うらげず uragezu
Contrasting conjunction うらぐれど uraguredo
Causal conjunction うらぐれば uragureba
Conditional conjunction うらげば urageba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) うらげき urageki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) うらげけり uragekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) うらげつ uragetu
Perfect tense (natural event) うらげぬ uragenu
Perfect-continuative tense うらげたり uragetari
Volitional うらげむ uragemu

References

  1. ^ “うらぐ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ^ “うらぐ”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. ^ Samuel E. Martin (1987) The Japanese Language Through Time, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 779
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