掘り起こす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
掘 起
ほ
Grade: S 		お
Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Verb

掘(ほ)り起(お)こす • (horiokosu) transitive godan (stem 掘(ほ)り起(お)こし (horiokoshi), past 掘(ほ)り起(お)こした (horiokoshita))

  1. dig up, excavate
  2. exhume
  3. expose, unearth (information etc.)
  4. stimulate (demand)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "掘り起こす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 掘り起こさ ほりおこさ horiokosa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 掘り起こし ほりおこし horiokoshi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 掘り起こす ほりおこす horiokosu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 掘り起こす ほりおこす horiokosu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 掘り起こせ ほりおこせ horiokose
Meireikei ("imperative") 掘り起こせ ほりおこせ horiokose
Key constructions
Passive 掘り起こされる ほりおこされる horiokosareru
Causative 掘り起こさせる
掘り起こさす 		ほりおこさせる
ほりおこさす 		horiokosaseru
horiokosasu
Potential 掘り起こせる ほりおこせる horiokoseru
Volitional 掘り起こそう ほりおこそう horiokosō
Negative 掘り起こさない ほりおこさない horiokosanai
Negative continuative 掘り起こさず ほりおこさず horiokosazu
Formal 掘り起こします ほりおこします horiokoshimasu
Perfective 掘り起こした ほりおこした horiokoshita
Conjunctive 掘り起こして ほりおこして horiokoshite
Hypothetical conditional 掘り起こせば ほりおこせば horiokoseba
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