まどろい

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Japanese

Alternative forms

まどろい (madoroi)
- まどろこい (madorokoi)
  - まどろっこい (madorokkoi)
  - まどろこしい (madorokoshii)
    - まどろっこしい (madorokkoshii)
まだるい (madarui)
- まだるこい (madarukoi)
  - まだるっこい (madarukkoi)
  - まだるこしい (madarukoshii)
    - まだるっこしい (madarukkoshii)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まどろい (Nakadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Adjective

まどろい • (madoroi) -i (adverbial まどろく (madoroku))

sluggish, dull

Inflection

Inflection of まどろい

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	まどろかろ	madorokaro
Continuative (連用形)	まどろく	madoroku
Terminal (終止形)	まどろい	madoroi
Attributive (連体形)	まどろい	madoroi
Hypothetical (仮定形)	まどろけれ	madorokere
Imperative (命令形)	まどろかれ	madorokare
Key constructions
Informal negative	まどろくない	madoroku nai
Informal past	まどろかった	madorokatta
Informal negative past	まどろくなかった	madoroku nakatta
Formal	まどろいです	madoroi desu
Formal negative	まどろくないです	madoroku nai desu
Formal past	まどろかったです	madorokatta desu
Formal negative past	まどろくなかったです	madoroku nakatta desu
Conjunctive	まどろくて	madorokute
Conditional	まどろければ	madorokereba
Provisional	まどろかったら	madorokattara
Volitional	まどろかろう	madorokarō
Adverbial	まどろく	madoroku
Degree	まどろさ	madorosa

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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