ひとすじ

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
一筋
一条

Pronunciation

Noun

ひとすじ • (hitosuji) ←ひとすぢ (fitosudi)?

  1. one long thin item
    一(ひと)筋(すじ)の光(ひかり)
    hitosuji no hikari
    a singular ray of light

Adjective

ひとすじ • (hitosuji) ←ひとすぢ (fitosudi)?-na (adnominal ひとすじな (hitosuji na), adverbial ひとすじに (hitosuji ni))

  1. singular focus
    彼(かの)女(じょ)に一(ひと)筋(すじ)
    kanojo ni hitosuji
    focused on one's girlfriend

Inflection

Inflection of ひとすじ
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) ひとすじだろ hitosuji daro
Continuative (連用形) ひとすじで hitosuji de
Terminal (終止形) ひとすじだ hitosuji da
Attributive (連体形) ひとすじな hitosuji na
Hypothetical (仮定形) ひとすじなら hitosuji nara
Imperative (命令形) ひとすじであれ hitosuji de are
Key constructions
Informal negative ひとすじではない
ひとすじじゃない 		hitosuji de wa nai
hitosuji ja nai
Informal past ひとすじだった hitosuji datta
Informal negative past ひとすじではなかった
ひとすじじゃなかった 		hitosuji de wa nakatta
hitosuji ja nakatta
Formal ひとすじです hitosuji desu
Formal negative ひとすじではありません
ひとすじじゃありません 		hitosuji de wa arimasen
hitosuji ja arimasen
Formal past ひとすじでした hitosuji deshita
Formal negative past ひとすじではありませんでした
ひとすじじゃありませんでした 		hitosuji de wa arimasen deshita
hitosuji ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive ひとすじで hitosuji de
Conditional ひとすじなら（ば） hitosuji nara (ba)
Provisional ひとすじだったら hitosuji dattara
Volitional ひとすじだろう hitosuji darō
Adverbial ひとすじに hitosuji ni
Degree ひとすじさ hitosujisa

References

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