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酔よう (you)

to get drunk,to become intoxicated

  • JLPT N3
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 1
  • #6596 most frequent

Same reading, different word

様 (よう): way,manner,kind. Check the spelling and the sentence context when choosing between these words.

Meaning

酔う (よう, you) is a JLPT N3 verb meaning “to get drunk,to become intoxicated”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

みんなかなり酔よっていたの。

Everyone got heavily drunk.

彼女かのじょは酔っていた。

She was in her cups.

私わたしは船酔ふなよいしない。

I'm a good sailor.

酔うと目がちらつく

Wine makes things swim before your eyes.

Conjugation table

酔う (よう) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary酔う ようyou
Negative酔わない よわないyowanai
Past酔った よったyotta
Past negative酔わなかった よわなかったyowanakatta
Polite (ます)酔います よいますyoimasu
Polite negative酔いません よいませんyoimasen
Polite past酔いました よいましたyoimashita
Polite past negative酔いませんでした よいませんでしたyoimasendeshita
Te-form酔って よってyotte
Conditional (ば)酔えば よえばyoeba
Conditional (たら)酔ったら よったらyottara
Potential酔える よえるyoeru
Passive酔われる よわれるyowareru
Causative酔わせる よわせるyowaseru
Causative-passive酔わせられる よわせられるyowaserareru
Volitional酔おう よおうyoou
Volitional polite酔いましょう よいましょうyoimashou
Imperative酔え よえyoe
Desire (たい)酔いたい よいたいyoitai

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