振るう

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
振
ふ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Verb

振(ふ)るう • (furuu) ←ふるふ (furufu)?transitive godan (stem 振(ふ)るい (furui), past 振(ふ)るった (furutta))

  1. wield, exert
    暴力(ぼうりょく)を振(ふ)るう
    bōryoku o furuu
    use violence
  2. display or demonstrate ability
  3. prosper
  4. perform well

Conjugation

Conjugation of "振るう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 振るわ ふるわ furuwa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 振るい ふるい furui
Shūshikei ("terminal") 振るう ふるう furuu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 振るう ふるう furuu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 振るえ ふるえ furue
Meireikei ("imperative") 振るえ ふるえ furue
Key constructions
Passive 振るわれる ふるわれる furuwareru
Causative 振るわせる
振るわす 		ふるわせる
ふるわす 		furuwaseru
furuwasu
Potential 振るえる ふるえる furueru
Volitional 振るおう ふるおう furuō
Negative 振るわない ふるわない furuwanai
Negative continuative 振るわず ふるわず furuwazu
Formal 振るいます ふるいます furuimasu
Perfective 振るった ふるった furutta
Conjunctive 振るって ふるって furutte
Hypothetical conditional 振るえば ふるえば furueba

Synonyms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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