靡く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
靡
なび
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

靡(なび)く • (nabiku) intransitive godan (stem 靡(なび)き (nabiki), past 靡(なび)いた (nabiita))

Japanese verb pair
active 靡かす
mediopassive 靡く
  1. flutter, stream in wind or water
    髪(かみ)が靡(なび)くほどの風(かぜ)
    kami ga nabiku hodo no kaze
    a wind strong enough to make one's hair flutter
  2. yield, bend to a stronger power (e.g. money)
  3. be won over

Conjugation

Conjugation of "靡く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 靡か なびか nabika
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 靡き なびき nabiki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 靡く なびく nabiku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 靡く なびく nabiku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 靡け なびけ nabike
Meireikei ("imperative") 靡け なびけ nabike
Key constructions
Passive 靡かれる なびかれる nabikareru
Causative 靡かせる
靡かす 		なびかせる
なびかす 		nabikaseru
nabikasu
Potential 靡ける なびける nabikeru
Volitional 靡こう なびこう nabikō
Negative 靡かない なびかない nabikanai
Negative continuative 靡かず なびかず nabikazu
Formal 靡きます なびきます nabikimasu
Perfective 靡いた なびいた nabiita
Conjunctive 靡いて なびいて nabiite
Hypothetical conditional 靡けば なびけば nabikeba

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
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