うつろう

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
移ろう

A shift from earlier うつらふ (utsurafu), itself the 未然形(みぜんけい) (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of 移(うつ)る (utsuru, “to move”) + auxiliary verb ふ (-fu, a suffix indicating repetition or ongoing state).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) うつろう [ùtsúróꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟t͡sɨɾo̞ɯ̟]

Verb

うつろう • (utsurou) ^{←うつろふ (uturofu)^?}godan (stem うつろい (utsuroi), past うつろった (utsurotta))

to shift
刻(こく)々(こく)と移(うつ)ろう光(ひかり)
kokukoku to utsurou hikari
the shifting light
to change into
春(はる)に移(うつ)ろう
haru ni utsurou
to enter spring

葉(はざ)桜(くら)の季(き)節(せつ)に移(うつ)ろう
hazakura no kisetsu ni utsurou
to enter the sakura season

Conjugation

Conjugation of "うつろう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	うつろわ	utsurowa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	うつろい	utsuroi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	うつろう	utsurou
Rentaikei ("attributive")	うつろう	utsurou
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	うつろえ	utsuroe
Meireikei ("imperative")	うつろえ	utsuroe
Key constructions
Passive	うつろわれる	utsurowareru
Causative	うつろわせるうつろわす	utsurowaseru utsurowasu
Potential	うつろえる	utsuroeru
Volitional	うつろおう	utsuroō
Negative	うつろわない	utsurowanai
Negative continuative	うつろわず	utsurowazu
Formal	うつろいます	utsuroimasu
Perfective	うつろった	utsurotta
Conjunctive	うつろって	utsurotte
Hypothetical conditional	うつろえば	utsuroeba

Derived terms

うつろいゆく (utsuroiyuku)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
移ろう

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɯ̟t͡sɨɾo̞ː]

Verb

うつろう • (utsurō)

volitional of うつる (utsuru)

References

^ “うつろう”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[1] “うつろう”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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