なぞる

Japanese
Alternative spelling
擦る (uncommon)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) なぞ​る [nàzóꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [na̠zo̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

なぞる • (nazoru) transitive godan (stem なぞり (nazori), past なぞった (nazotta))

  1. to trace (something already written or drawn); to copy
    手(て)本(ほん)をなぞる
    tehon o nazoru
    to trace over the copybook
    原(げん)文(ぶん)をなぞる
    genbun o nazoru
    (of a translation) to closely follow the original text
  2. to trace (with the finger)
    傷(きず)跡(あと)を指(ゆび)でなぞる
    kizuato o yubi de nazoru
    to trace a scar with one's finger

Conjugation
Conjugation of "なぞる" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") なぞら nazora
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") なぞり nazori
Shūshikei ("terminal") なぞる nazoru
Rentaikei ("attributive") なぞる nazoru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") なぞれ nazore
Meireikei ("imperative") なぞれ nazore
Key constructions
Passive なぞられる nazorareru
Causative なぞらせる
なぞらす		 nazoraseru
nazorasu
Potential なぞれる nazoreru
Volitional なぞろう nazorō
Negative なぞらない nazoranai
Negative continuative なぞらず nazorazu
Formal なぞります nazorimasu
Perfective なぞった nazotta
Conjunctive なぞって nazotte
Hypothetical conditional なぞれば nazoreba

See also

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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