鼻の下を伸ばす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
鼻 下 伸
はな
Grade: 3 		した
Grade: 1 		の
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally "to lengthen one's philtrum", from a physiognomic belief that people with long philtra are lewd.

Pronunciation

Verb

鼻(はな)の下(した)を伸(の)ばす • (hana no shita o nobasu) 

  1. to be obsequious to women; to fawn (of a man)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "鼻の下を伸ばす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 鼻の下を伸ばさ はなのしたをのばさ hana no shita o nobasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 鼻の下を伸ばし はなのしたをのばし hana no shita o nobashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 鼻の下を伸ばす はなのしたをのばす hana no shita o nobasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 鼻の下を伸ばす はなのしたをのばす hana no shita o nobasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 鼻の下を伸ばせ はなのしたをのばせ hana no shita o nobase
Meireikei ("imperative") 鼻の下を伸ばせ はなのしたをのばせ hana no shita o nobase
Key constructions
Passive 鼻の下を伸ばされる はなのしたをのばされる hana no shita o nobasareru
Causative 鼻の下を伸ばさせる
鼻の下を伸ばさす 		はなのしたをのばさせる
はなのしたをのばさす 		hana no shita o nobasaseru
hana no shita o nobasasu
Potential 鼻の下を伸ばせる はなのしたをのばせる hana no shita o nobaseru
Volitional 鼻の下を伸ばそう はなのしたをのばそう hana no shita o nobasō
Negative 鼻の下を伸ばさない はなのしたをのばさない hana no shita o nobasanai
Negative continuative 鼻の下を伸ばさず はなのしたをのばさず hana no shita o nobasazu
Formal 鼻の下を伸ばします はなのしたをのばします hana no shita o nobashimasu
Perfective 鼻の下を伸ばした はなのしたをのばした hana no shita o nobashita
Conjunctive 鼻の下を伸ばして はなのしたをのばして hana no shita o nobashite
Hypothetical conditional 鼻の下を伸ばせば はなのしたをのばせば hana no shita o nobaseba
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