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あくび (akubi)

yawn

  • JLPT N2
  • する verb
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  • #16662 most frequent

Meaning

あくび (akubi) is a JLPT N2 verbal noun meaning “yawn”.

Example sentences 11

父ちちがあくびをした。

My father yawned.

彼かれは大おおきなあくびをした。

He yawned heavily.

私わたしはあくびをかみ殺ころした。

I suppressed a yawn.

あの先生せんせいの講義こうぎはあくびが出でる。

His lectures are terribly boring.

Conjugation table

あくび is a する verb. Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryあくびするakubisuru
Negativeあくびしないakubishinai
Pastあくびしたakubishita
Past negativeあくびしなかったakubishinakatta
Polite (ます)あくびしますakubishimasu
Polite negativeあくびしませんakubishimasen
Polite pastあくびしましたakubishimashita
Polite past negativeあくびしませんでしたakubishimasendeshita
Te-formあくびしてakubishite
Conditional (ば)あくびすればakubisureba
Conditional (たら)あくびしたらakubishitara
Potentialあくびできるakubidekiru
Passiveあくびされるakubisareru
Causativeあくびさせるakubisaseru
Causative-passiveあくびさせられるakubisaserareru
Volitionalあくびしようakubishiyou
Volitional politeあくびしましょうakubishimashou
Imperativeあくびしろakubishiro
Desire (たい)あくびしたいakubishitai

あくび takes する to act as a verb: あくびする.

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