イキる

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Japanese

Etymology

Attested from the 21st century.[1] Compare 生(い)きる (ikiru, “to live, be alive”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Verb

イキる • (ikiru) godan (stem イキり (ikiri), past イキった (ikitta))

  1. (slang) to act cocky; to be full of oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of "イキる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") イキら ikira
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") イキり ikiri
Shūshikei ("terminal") イキる ikiru
Rentaikei ("attributive") イキる ikiru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") イキれ ikire
Meireikei ("imperative") イキれ ikire
Key constructions
Passive イキられる ikirareru
Causative イキらせる
イキらす 		ikiraseru
ikirasu
Potential イキれる ikireru
Volitional イキろう ikirō
Negative イキらない ikiranai
Negative continuative イキらず ikirazu
Formal イキります ikirimasu
Perfective イキった ikitta
Conjunctive イキって ikitte
Hypothetical conditional イキれば ikireba

References

  1. ^ 現代用語の基礎知識 (in Japanese), Jiyū Kokumin, 2019
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