寝た子を起こす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
寝 子 起
ね
Grade: S 		こ
Grade: 1 		お
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
寢た子を起こす (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “to wake up a sleeping baby”.

Pronunciation

Verb

寝(ね)た子(こ)を起(お)こす • (neta ko o okosu) godan (stem 寝(ね)た子(こ)を起(お)こし (neta ko o okoshi), past 寝(ね)た子(こ)を起(お)こした (neta ko o okoshita))

  1. to ask for trouble

Conjugation

Conjugation of "寝た子を起こす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 寝た子を起こさ ねたこをおこさ neta ko o okosa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 寝た子を起こし ねたこをおこし neta ko o okoshi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 寝た子を起こす ねたこをおこす neta ko o okosu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 寝た子を起こす ねたこをおこす neta ko o okosu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 寝た子を起こせ ねたこをおこせ neta ko o okose
Meireikei ("imperative") 寝た子を起こせ ねたこをおこせ neta ko o okose
Key constructions
Passive 寝た子を起こされる ねたこをおこされる neta ko o okosareru
Causative 寝た子を起こさせる
寝た子を起こさす 		ねたこをおこさせる
ねたこをおこさす 		neta ko o okosaseru
neta ko o okosasu
Potential 寝た子を起こせる ねたこをおこせる neta ko o okoseru
Volitional 寝た子を起こそう ねたこをおこそう neta ko o okosō
Negative 寝た子を起こさない ねたこをおこさない neta ko o okosanai
Negative continuative 寝た子を起こさず ねたこをおこさず neta ko o okosazu
Formal 寝た子を起こします ねたこをおこします neta ko o okoshimasu
Perfective 寝た子を起こした ねたこをおこした neta ko o okoshita
Conjunctive 寝た子を起こして ねたこをおこして neta ko o okoshite
Hypothetical conditional 寝た子を起こせば ねたこをおこせば neta ko o okoseba

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