よこたえる

Japanese

Alternative spelling
横たえる

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こたえ [yòkótáéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • (Tokyo) こたえる [yòkótáꜜèrù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jo̞ko̞ta̠e̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

よこたえる • (yokotaeruよこたへる (yokotaferu)?transitive ichidan (stem よこたえ (yokotae), past よこたえた (yokotaeta))

Japanese verb pair
active (よこ)たえる
mediopassive (よこ)たわる
  1. (transitive) to lay down
    (からだ)(よこ)たえる
    karada o yokotaeru
    to lie down
    (literally, “to lay one's body down”)

Conjugation

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN