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酔う
酔う
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 酔 |
|
よ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
Verb
酔う (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana よう, romaji you, historical hiragana よふ)
- To get drunk; to become intoxicated or inebriated. To fall under the influence of alcohol.
Conjugation
Conjugation of "酔う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 酔わ | よわ | yowa |
| Continuative (連用形) | 酔い | よい | yoi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 酔う | よう | you |
| Attributive (連体形) | 酔う | よう | you |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 酔え | よえ | yoe |
| Imperative (命令形) | 酔え | よえ | yoe |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 酔われる | よわれる | yowareru |
| Causative | 酔わせる 酔わす |
よわせる よわす |
yowaseru yowasu |
| Potential | 酔える | よえる | yoeru |
| Volitional | 酔おう | よおう | yoō |
| Negative | 酔わない | よわない | yowanai |
| Negative continuative | 酔わず | よわず | yowazu |
| Formal | 酔います | よいます | yoimasu |
| Perfective | 酔った | よった | yotta |
| Conjunctive | 酔って | よって | yotte |
| Hypothetical conditional | 酔えば | よえば | yoeba |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 酔っ払い (yopparai): drunkard
See also
- 酒 (sake): alcoholic beverage
- 深酒 (fukazake)