ふるす

Japanese

Etymology 1
Alternative spellings
古す
旧す

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Verb

ふるす • (furusu) ←ふるす (furusu)?godan (stem ふるし (furushi), past ふるした (furushita))

  1. to make old: to wear out
Usage notes
  • In modern usage, usually found as an auxiliary.[1]
    使(つか)い古(ふる)す
    tsukai-furusu
    to use until worn out
    着(き)古(ふる)す
    ki-furusu
    to wear until worn out
Conjugation
Conjugation of "ふるす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") ふるさ furusa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") ふるし furushi
Shūshikei ("terminal") ふるす furusu
Rentaikei ("attributive") ふるす furusu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") ふるせ furuse
Meireikei ("imperative") ふるせ furuse
Key constructions
Passive ふるされる furusareru
Causative ふるさせる
ふるさす		 furusaseru
furusasu
Potential ふるせる furuseru
Volitional ふるそう furusō
Negative ふるさない furusanai
Negative continuative ふるさず furusazu
Formal ふるします furushimasu
Perfective ふるした furushita
Conjunctive ふるして furushite
Hypothetical conditional ふるせば furuseba

Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
古巣

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ふるす [fùrúsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]

Noun

ふるす • (furusu) ←ふるす (furusu)?

  1. old nest; abandoned nest
  2. (figurative) former haunt
Derived terms
  • 花(はな)は根(ね)に鳥(とり)は古(ふる)巣(す)に (hana wa ne ni tori wa furusu ni)

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