世話を焼く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
世 話 焼
せ
Grade: 3 		わ
Grade: 2 		や
Grade: 4
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
世話を燒く (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Consisting of 世話 (sewa, “to look after”) +‎ を +‎ 焼く (yaku, “to burn”)

Verb

世(せ)話(わ)を焼(や)く • (sewa o yaku) godan (stem 世(せ)話(わ)を焼(や)き (sewa o yaki), past 世(せ)話(わ)を焼(や)いた (sewa o yaita))

  1. (idiomatic) to bother, to meddle, to poke one's nose into; to be too helpful

Conjugation

Conjugation of "世話を焼く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 世話を焼か せわをやか sewa o yaka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 世話を焼き せわをやき sewa o yaki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 世話を焼く せわをやく sewa o yaku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 世話を焼く せわをやく sewa o yaku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 世話を焼け せわをやけ sewa o yake
Meireikei ("imperative") 世話を焼け せわをやけ sewa o yake
Key constructions
Passive 世話を焼かれる せわをやかれる sewa o yakareru
Causative 世話を焼かせる
世話を焼かす 		せわをやかせる
せわをやかす 		sewa o yakaseru
sewa o yakasu
Potential 世話を焼ける せわをやける sewa o yakeru
Volitional 世話を焼こう せわをやこう sewa o yakō
Negative 世話を焼かない せわをやかない sewa o yakanai
Negative continuative 世話を焼かず せわをやかず sewa o yakazu
Formal 世話を焼きます せわをやきます sewa o yakimasu
Perfective 世話を焼いた せわをやいた sewa o yaita
Conjunctive 世話を焼いて せわをやいて sewa o yaite
Hypothetical conditional 世話を焼けば せわをやけば sewa o yakeba

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