刺す

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Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
刺
さ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Cognates

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「刺す」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		刺す さす
Imperative (命令形) 刺せ させ
Key constructions
Passive 刺される さされる
Causative 刺させる ささせる
Potential 刺せる させる
Volitional 刺そう さそー
Negative 刺さない ささない
Negative perfective 刺さなかった ささなかった
Formal 刺します さします
Perfective 刺した さした
Conjunctive 刺して さして
Hypothetical conditional 刺せば させば

Verb

刺(さ)す • (sasu) transitive godan (stem 刺(さ)し (sashi), past 刺(さ)した (sashita))

Japanese verb pair
active 刺す
mediopassive 刺さる
  1. pierce; stab; stick
  2. (of an insect) sting; bite
    蚊(か)にさされた。
    Ka ni sasareta.
    I was bitten by a mosquito.
  3. cause a sharp or stabbing sensation in (such as pain or smell)
  4. (baseball) tag out

Usage notes

  • In the sense "stab, thrust", the grammatical object can be either the target or the tool used.
    人(ひと)をナイフで刺(さ)す
    hito o naifu de sasu
    to stab a person (object) with a knife
    ナイフを人(ひと)に刺(さ)す
    naifu o hito ni sasu
    to stab a knife (object) into a person

Conjugation

Conjugation of "刺す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 刺さ ささ sasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 刺し さし sashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 刺す さす sasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 刺す さす sasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 刺せ させ sase
Meireikei ("imperative") 刺せ させ sase
Key constructions
Passive 刺される さされる sasareru
Causative 刺させる
刺さす 		ささせる
ささす 		sasaseru
sasasu
Potential 刺せる させる saseru
Volitional 刺そう さそう sasō
Negative 刺さない ささない sasanai
Negative continuative 刺さず ささず sasazu
Formal 刺します さします sashimasu
Perfective 刺した さした sashita
Conjunctive 刺して さして sashite
Hypothetical conditional 刺せば させば saseba
Classical conjugation of "刺す" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 刺さ ささ sasa
Continuative (連用形) 刺し さし sasi
Terminal (終止形) 刺す さす sasu
Attributive (連体形) 刺す さす sasu
Realis (已然形) 刺せ させ sase
Imperative (命令形) 刺せ させ sase
Key constructions
Negative 刺さず ささず sasazu
Contrasting conjunction 刺せど させど sasedo
Causal conjunction 刺せば させば saseba
Conditional conjunction 刺さば ささば sasaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 刺しき さしき sasiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 刺しけり さしけり sasikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 刺しつ さしつ sasitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 刺しぬ さしぬ sasinu
Perfect-continuative tense 刺せり
刺したり		 させり
さしたり		 saseri
sasitari
Volitional 刺さむ ささむ sasamu

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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