揶揄う

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
揶 揄
からか
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Etymology

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), from 揶揄 (yayu, “banter, teasing”).

Verb

揶揄(からか)う • (karakau) ←からかふ (karakafu)?transitive or intransitive godan (stem 揶揄(からか)い (karakai), past 揶揄(からか)った (karakatta))

  1. Alternative spelling of からかう (karakau): to make fun of, to tease, to kid; to resist; to be irresolute; to quarrel

Conjugation

Conjugation of "揶揄う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 揶揄わ からかわ karakawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 揶揄い からかい karakai
Shūshikei ("terminal") 揶揄う からかう karakau
Rentaikei ("attributive") 揶揄う からかう karakau
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 揶揄え からかえ karakae
Meireikei ("imperative") 揶揄え からかえ karakae
Key constructions
Passive 揶揄われる からかわれる karakawareru
Causative 揶揄わせる
揶揄わす 		からかわせる
からかわす 		karakawaseru
karakawasu
Potential 揶揄える からかえる karakaeru
Volitional 揶揄おう からかおう karakaō
Negative 揶揄わない からかわない karakawanai
Negative continuative 揶揄わず からかわず karakawazu
Formal 揶揄います からかいます karakaimasu
Perfective 揶揄った からかった karakatta
Conjunctive 揶揄って からかって karakatte
Hypothetical conditional 揶揄えば からかえば karakaeba
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