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Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adjective
こすい • (kosui) -i (adverbial こすく (kosuku))
- (obsolete) sly
- こすい奴
- kosui yatsu
- sly dog (fellow)
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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こすかろ
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kosukaro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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こすく
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kosuku
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| Terminal (終止形)
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こすい
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kosui
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| Attributive (連体形)
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こすい
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kosui
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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こすけれ
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kosukere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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こすかれ
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kosukare
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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こすくない
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kosuku nai
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| Informal past
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こすかった
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kosukatta
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| Informal negative past
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こすくなかった
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kosuku nakatta
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| Formal
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こすいです
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kosui desu
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| Formal negative
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こすくないです
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kosuku nai desu
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| Formal past
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こすかったです
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kosukatta desu
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| Formal negative past
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こすくなかったです
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kosuku nakatta desu
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| Conjunctive
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こすくて
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kosukute
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| Conditional
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こすければ
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kosukereba
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| Provisional
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こすかったら
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kosukattara
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| Volitional
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こすかろう
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kosukarō
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| Adverbial
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こすく
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kosuku
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| Degree
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こすさ
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kosusa
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References
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of こすい – see the following entry.
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| (This term, こすい (kosui), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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