欺く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
欺
あざむ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Shift from 浅向く.

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "欺く"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		欺く あざむ​く
Imperative (命令形) 欺け あざむ​け
Key constructions
Passive 欺かれる あざむかれ​る
Causative 欺かせる あざむかせ​る
Potential 欺ける あざむけ​る
Volitional 欺こう あざむこ​ー
Negative 欺かない あざむか​ない
Negative perfective 欺かなかった あざむか​なかった
Formal 欺きます あざむきま​す
Perfective 欺いた あざむ​いた
Conjunctive 欺いて あざむ​いて
Hypothetical conditional 欺けば あざむ​けば

Verb

欺(あざむ)く • (azamuku) transitive godan (stem 欺(あざむ)き (azamuki), past 欺(あざむ)いた (azamuita))

  1. trick, deceive
    国民(こくみん)を欺(あざむ)く
    kokumin o azamuku
    deceive the people
  2. as ... as ... (e.g. as heavy as a boulder)
    その人(ひと)はトラックをも欺(あざむ)く重(おも)さだ。
    Sono hito wa torakku o mo azamuku omosa da.
    That person is as heavy as a truck.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "欺く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 欺か あざむか azamuka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 欺き あざむき azamuki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 欺く あざむく azamuku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 欺く あざむく azamuku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 欺け あざむけ azamuke
Meireikei ("imperative") 欺け あざむけ azamuke
Key constructions
Passive 欺かれる あざむかれる azamukareru
Causative 欺かせる
欺かす 		あざむかせる
あざむかす 		azamukaseru
azamukasu
Potential 欺ける あざむける azamukeru
Volitional 欺こう あざむこう azamukō
Negative 欺かない あざむかない azamukanai
Negative continuative 欺かず あざむかず azamukazu
Formal 欺きます あざむきます azamukimasu
Perfective 欺いた あざむいた azamuita
Conjunctive 欺いて あざむいて azamuite
Hypothetical conditional 欺けば あざむけば azamukeba

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