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Japanese
Etymology
物 (mono-, a prefix added to adjectives) + うい (ui, “sad, gloomy”)(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Adjective
物憂い • (monoui) -i (adverbial 物憂く (monouku))
- listless, languid, melancholy
Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Imperfective (未然形)
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物憂かろ
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ものうかろ
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monoukaro
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| Continuative (連用形)
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物憂く
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ものうく
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monouku
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| Terminal (終止形)
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物憂い
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ものうい
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monoui
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| Attributive (連体形)
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物憂い
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ものうい
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monoui
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| Hypothetical (仮定形)
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物憂けれ
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ものうけれ
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monoukere
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| Imperative (命令形)
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物憂かれ
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ものうかれ
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monoukare
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| Key constructions
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| Informal negative
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物憂くない
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ものうくない
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monouku nai
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| Informal past
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物憂かった
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ものうかった
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monoukatta
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| Informal negative past
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物憂くなかった
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ものうくなかった
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monouku nakatta
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| Formal
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物憂いです
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ものういです
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monoui desu
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| Formal negative
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物憂くないです
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ものうくないです
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monouku nai desu
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| Formal past
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物憂かったです
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ものうかったです
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monoukatta desu
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| Formal negative past
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物憂くなかったです
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ものうくなかったです
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monouku nakatta desu
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| Conjunctive
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物憂くて
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ものうくて
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monoukute
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| Conditional
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物憂ければ
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ものうければ
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monoukereba
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| Provisional
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物憂かったら
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ものうかったら
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monoukattara
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| Volitional
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物憂かろう
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ものうかろう
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monoukarō
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| Adverbial
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物憂く
|
ものうく
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monouku
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| Degree
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物憂さ
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ものうさ
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monousa
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN