めまい
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Japanese
| Alternative spellings |
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| 目まい 目眩 (uncommon) 眩暈 (uncommon) |
Etymology
Likely a compound of 目 (me, “eye”) + 舞い (mai, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 舞う (mau, “to dance; to rotate”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
- dizziness
- めまいを覚える
- memai o oboeru
- to feel dizzy
- めまいがする
- memai ga suru
- to feel dizzy
- めまいを覚える
Verb
めまいする • (memai suru) ←めまひ (memafi)?suru (stem めまいし (memaisuru shi), past めまいした (memaisuru shita))
Conjugation
Conjugation of "めまいする" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | めまいし | memai shi | ||
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | めまいし | memai shi | ||
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | めまいする | memai suru | ||
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | めまいする | memai suru | ||
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | めまいすれ | memai sure | ||
| Meireikei ("imperative") | めまいせよ¹ めまいしろ² |
memai seyo¹ memai shiro² | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | めまいされる | memai sareru | ||
| Causative | めまいさせる めまいさす |
memai saseru memai sasu | ||
| Potential | めまいできる | memai dekiru | ||
| Volitional | めまいしよう | memai shiyō | ||
| Negative | めまいしない | memai shinai | ||
| Negative continuative | めまいせず | memai sezu | ||
| Formal | めまいします | memai shimasu | ||
| Perfective | めまいした | memai shita | ||
| Conjunctive | めまいして | memai shite | ||
| Hypothetical conditional | めまいすれば | memai sureba | ||
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||