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Japanese
Pronunciation
Verb
挫く • (kujiku) godan (stem 挫き (kujiki), past 挫いた (kujiita))
- sprain, break
- 足をくじく
- ashi o kujiku
- to sprain one's ankle
- (literally, “to sprain one's foot”)
- dampen one's spirits, humble, frustrate one's goal, chill one's enthusiasm
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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挫か
|
くじか
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kujika
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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挫き
|
くじき
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kujiki
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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挫く
|
くじく
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kujiku
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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挫く
|
くじく
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kujiku
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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挫け
|
くじけ
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kujike
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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挫け
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くじけ
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kujike
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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挫かれる
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くじかれる
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kujikareru
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| Causative
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挫かせる
挫かす
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くじかせる
くじかす
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kujikaseru
kujikasu
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| Potential
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挫ける
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くじける
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kujikeru
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| Volitional
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挫こう
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くじこう
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kujikō
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| Negative
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挫かない
|
くじかない
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kujikanai
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| Negative continuative
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挫かず
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くじかず
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kujikazu
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| Formal
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挫きます
|
くじきます
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kujikimasu
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| Perfective
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挫いた
|
くじいた
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kujiita
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| Conjunctive
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挫いて
|
くじいて
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kujiite
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| Hypothetical conditional
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挫けば
|
くじけば
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kujikeba
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN