耳を澄ます

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
耳 澄
みみ
Grade: 1 		す
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, "to clear one's ears" or "to make one's ears clear".

Verb

耳(みみ)を澄(す)ます • (mimi o sumasu) godan (stem 耳(みみ)を澄(す)まし (mimi o sumashi), past 耳(みみ)を澄(す)ました (mimi o sumashita))

  1. (idiomatic) to listen closely

Conjugation

Conjugation of "耳を澄ます" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 耳を澄まさ みみをすまさ mimi o sumasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 耳を澄まし みみをすまし mimi o sumashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 耳を澄ます みみをすます mimi o sumasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 耳を澄ます みみをすます mimi o sumasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 耳を澄ませ みみをすませ mimi o sumase
Meireikei ("imperative") 耳を澄ませ みみをすませ mimi o sumase
Key constructions
Passive 耳を澄まされる みみをすまされる mimi o sumasareru
Causative 耳を澄まさせる
耳を澄まさす 		みみをすまさせる
みみをすまさす 		mimi o sumasaseru
mimi o sumasasu
Potential 耳を澄ませる みみをすませる mimi o sumaseru
Volitional 耳を澄まそう みみをすまそう mimi o sumasō
Negative 耳を澄まさない みみをすまさない mimi o sumasanai
Negative continuative 耳を澄まさず みみをすまさず mimi o sumasazu
Formal 耳を澄まします みみをすまします mimi o sumashimasu
Perfective 耳を澄ました みみをすました mimi o sumashita
Conjunctive 耳を澄まして みみをすまして mimi o sumashite
Hypothetical conditional 耳を澄ませば みみをすませば mimi o sumaseba
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