そよ吹く

Japanese
Kanji in this term
吹
ふ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From そよそよ (soyosoyo, “softly, gently”) +‎ 吹く (fuku, “to blow”).

Pronunciation

Verb

そよ吹(ふ)く • (soyofuku) intransitive godan (stem そよ吹(ふ)き (soyofuki), past そよ吹(ふ)いた (soyofuita))

  1. to blow gently
    そよ吹(ふ)く春風(はるかぜ)
    soyofuku harukaze
    gently blowing spring breeze

Conjugation
Conjugation of "そよ吹く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") そよ吹か そよふか soyofuka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") そよ吹き そよふき soyofuki
Shūshikei ("terminal") そよ吹く そよふく soyofuku
Rentaikei ("attributive") そよ吹く そよふく soyofuku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") そよ吹け そよふけ soyofuke
Meireikei ("imperative") そよ吹け そよふけ soyofuke
Key constructions
Passive そよ吹かれる そよふかれる soyofukareru
Causative そよ吹かせる
そよ吹かす		 そよふかせる
そよふかす		 soyofukaseru
soyofukasu
Potential そよ吹ける そよふける soyofukeru
Volitional そよ吹こう そよふこう soyofukō
Negative そよ吹かない そよふかない soyofukanai
Negative continuative そよ吹かず そよふかず soyofukazu
Formal そよ吹きます そよふきます soyofukimasu
Perfective そよ吹いた そよふいた soyofuita
Conjunctive そよ吹いて そよふいて soyofuite
Hypothetical conditional そよ吹けば そよふけば soyofukeba
Classical conjugation of "そよ吹く" (カ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) そよ吹かそよふかsoyofuka
Continuative (連用形) そよ吹きそよふきsoyofuki
Terminal (終止形) そよ吹くそよふくsoyofuku
Attributive (連体形) そよ吹くそよふくsoyofuku
Realis (已然形) そよ吹けそよふけsoyofuke
Imperative (命令形) そよ吹けそよふけsoyofuke
Key constructions
Negative そよ吹かずそよふかずsoyofukazu
Contrasting conjunction そよ吹けどそよふけどsoyofukedo
Causal conjunction そよ吹けばそよふけばsoyofukeba
Conditional conjunction そよ吹かばそよふかばsoyofukaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) そよ吹ききそよふききsoyofukiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) そよ吹きけりそよふきけりsoyofukikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) そよ吹きつそよふきつsoyofukitu
Perfect tense (natural event) そよ吹きぬそよふきぬsoyofukinu
Perfect-continuative tense そよ吹けり
そよ吹きたり		そよふけり
そよふきたり		soyofukeri
soyofukitari
Volitional そよ吹かむそよふかむsoyofukamu

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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