酸し

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
酸
す
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Etymology

Derived from noun 酢 (su, “vinegar”) + adjectival suffix し (-shi).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

酸(す)し • (sushi) †-ku

  1. (archaic) sour; tasting of vinegar

Usage notes

The -shi ending is the terminal (sentence-final) form in classical Japanese. This form is archaic and almost obsolete in modern Japanese, having evolved into the -i ending, the base form for modern -i adjectives. For more detail, see Japanese equivalents of adjectives on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "酸し" (ク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 酸く
酸から		 すく
すから		 suku
sukara
Continuative (連用形) 酸く
酸かり		 すく
すかり		 suku
sukari
Terminal (終止形) 酸し すし susi
Attributive (連体形) 酸き
酸かる		 すき
すかる		 suki
sukaru
Realis (已然形) 酸けれ すけれ sukere
Imperative (命令形) 酸かれ すかれ sukare
Key constructions
Negative 酸からず すからず sukarazu
Contrasting conjunction 酸けれど すけれど sukeredo
Causal conjunction 酸ければ すければ sukereba
Conditional conjunction 酸くば すくば sukuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 酸かりき すかりき sukariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 酸かりけり すかりけり sukarikeri
Adverbial 酸く すく suku
Without auxiliary verb.
With auxiliary verb.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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