移る

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
移
うつ
Grade: 5
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
伝染る
感染る

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 写る.

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "移る"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		移る うつ​る
Imperative (命令形) 移れ うつ​れ
Key constructions
Passive 移られる うつられ​る
Causative 移らせる うつらせ​る
Potential 移れる うつれ​る
Volitional 移ろう うつろ​ー
Negative 移らない うつら​ない
Negative perfective 移らなかった うつら​なかった
Formal 移ります うつりま​す
Perfective 移った うつ​った
Conjunctive 移って うつ​って
Hypothetical conditional 移れば うつ​れば

Verb

移(うつ)る • (utsuru) intransitive godan (stem 移(うつ)り (utsuri), past 移(うつ)った (utsutta))

Japanese verb pair
active 移す
mediopassive 移る
  1. 移る: to move (as moving one's place of residence); to migrate
    アメリカに移(うつ)る
    Amerika ni utsuru
    to move to the United States
  2. 移る: to transfer; to move to a new position within an organization; to change one's duties
  3. 移る: to move (to a new topic); to shift (one's interests); to turn (to a new topic)
  4. 移る: to permeate; (of colors and scents) to soak (through, into)
  5. 移る, 伝染る, 感染る: to infect; to be infectious; to spread (as fire or illness)
    バカが移(うつ)る。
    Baka ga utsuru.
    The stupidity will infect me.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "移る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 移ら うつら utsura
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 移り うつり utsuri
Shūshikei ("terminal") 移る うつる utsuru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 移る うつる utsuru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 移れ うつれ utsure
Meireikei ("imperative") 移れ うつれ utsure
Key constructions
Passive 移られる うつられる utsurareru
Causative 移らせる
移らす 		うつらせる
うつらす 		utsuraseru
utsurasu
Potential 移れる うつれる utsureru
Volitional 移ろう うつろう utsurō
Negative 移らない うつらない utsuranai
Negative continuative 移らず うつらず utsurazu
Formal 移ります うつります utsurimasu
Perfective 移った うつった utsutta
Conjunctive 移って うつって utsutte
Hypothetical conditional 移れば うつれば utsureba
Classical conjugation of "移る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 移ら うつら utura
Continuative (連用形) 移り うつり uturi
Terminal (終止形) 移る うつる uturu
Attributive (連体形) 移る うつる uturu
Realis (已然形) 移れ うつれ uture
Imperative (命令形) 移れ うつれ uture
Key constructions
Negative 移らず うつらず uturazu
Contrasting conjunction 移れど うつれど uturedo
Causal conjunction 移れば うつれば utureba
Conditional conjunction 移らば うつらば uturaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 移りき うつりき uturiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 移りけり うつりけり uturikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 移りつ うつりつ uturitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 移りぬ うつりぬ uturinu
Perfect-continuative tense 移れり
移りたり		 うつれり
うつりたり		 utureri
uturitari
Volitional 移らむ うつらむ uturamu

Related terms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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