荒む

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
荒
すさ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

荒(すさ)む • (susamu) transitive godan (stem 荒(すさ)み (susami), past 荒(すさ)んだ (susanda))

  1. to go wild, to grow wild[3]
  2. to become degenerate[3]
    すさんだ生活(せいかつ)を送(おく)る
    susanda seikatsu o okuru
    to lead a degenerate lifestyle

Conjugation

Conjugation of "荒む" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 荒ま すさま susama
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 荒み すさみ susami
Shūshikei ("terminal") 荒む すさむ susamu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 荒む すさむ susamu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 荒め すさめ susame
Meireikei ("imperative") 荒め すさめ susame
Key constructions
Passive 荒まれる すさまれる susamareru
Causative 荒ませる
荒ます 		すさませる
すさます 		susamaseru
susamasu
Potential 荒める すさめる susameru
Volitional 荒もう すさもう susamō
Negative 荒まない すさまない susamanai
Negative continuative 荒まず すさまず susamazu
Formal 荒みます すさみます susamimasu
Perfective 荒んだ すさんだ susanda
Conjunctive 荒んで すさんで susande
Hypothetical conditional 荒めば すさめば susameba

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  2. ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Taishukan's Genius Japanese-English Dictionary, Tōkyō: Taishukan, 1998.
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