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
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
| 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
- 酸い (sui, “sour”, modern form)
- 寿司, 鮨, 鮓 (sushi, “sushi”)
- 酸ヶ湯温泉 (Sukayu Onsen)
- 酸棗 (sukinatsume)
- 口が酸くなる (kuchi ga sukunaru)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN