逝く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
逝
い
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Kanji in this term
逝
ゆ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

See 行く.

Pronunciation

Verb

逝(い)く or 逝(ゆ)く • (iku or yuku) intransitive godan (stem 逝(い)き (iki), past 逝(い)った (itta))

  1. to pass away

Conjugation

Conjugation of "逝く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 逝か いか
ゆか 		ika
yuka
Continuative (連用形) 逝き いき
ゆき 		iki
yuki
Terminal (終止形) 逝く いく
ゆく 		iku
yuku
Attributive (連体形) 逝く いく
ゆく 		iku
yuku
Hypothetical (仮定形) 逝け いけ
ゆけ 		ike
yuke
Imperative (命令形) 逝け いけ
ゆけ 		ike
yuke
Key constructions
Passive 逝かれる いかれる
ゆかれる 		ikareru
yukareru
Causative 逝かせる

逝かす 		いかせる
ゆかせる
いかす
ゆかす 		ikaseru
yukaseru
ikasu
yukasu
Potential 逝ける いける
ゆける 		ikeru
yukeru
Volitional 逝こう いこう
ゆこう 		ikō
yukō
Negative 逝かない いかない
ゆかない 		ikanai
yukanai
Negative continuative 逝かず いかず
ゆかず 		ikazu
yukazu
Formal 逝きます いきます
ゆきます 		ikimasu
yukimasu
Perfective 逝った
逝いた 		いった
ゆいた 		itta
yuita
Conjunctive 逝って
逝いて 		いって
ゆいて 		itte
yuite
Hypothetical conditional 逝けば いけば
ゆけば 		ikeba
yukeba
Classical conjugation of "逝く" (カ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 逝か ゆか yuka
Continuative (連用形) 逝き ゆき yuki
Terminal (終止形) 逝く ゆく yuku
Attributive (連体形) 逝く ゆく yuku
Realis (已然形) 逝け ゆけ yuke
Imperative (命令形) 逝け ゆけ yuke
Key constructions
Negative 逝かず ゆかず yukazu
Contrasting conjunction 逝けど ゆけど yukedo
Causal conjunction 逝けば ゆけば yukeba
Conditional conjunction 逝かば ゆかば yukaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 逝きき ゆきき yukiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 逝きけり ゆきけり yukikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 逝きつ ゆきつ yukitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 逝きぬ ゆきぬ yukinu
Perfect-continuative tense 逝けり
逝きたり		 ゆけり
ゆきたり		 yukeri
yukitari
Volitional 逝かむ ゆかむ yukamu

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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