浮く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 浮く | 浮かない |
| Polite | 浮きます | 浮きません |
| Past polite | 浮きました | 浮きませんでした |
| Past | 浮いた | 浮かなかった |
| Te-form | 浮いて | 浮かないで |
| Desire | 浮きたい | 浮きたくない |
| Potential | 浮ける | 浮けない |
| Passive | 浮かれる | 浮かれない |
| Causative | 浮かせる | 浮かせない |
| Causative passive | 浮かせられるalso 浮かされる | 浮かせられないalso 浮かされない |
| Volitional | 浮こう | |
| Polite volitional | 浮きましょう | |
| Imperative | 浮け | 浮くな |
| Conditional | 浮けば | 浮かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 浮いたら | 浮かなかったら |
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
float; stay afloat
Basic intransitive use: something is on or in a liquid, air, etc. without sinking.
A leaf is floating on the pond.
Ice floats on water.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
come loose; lift away; become unsteady
Used when something that should be fixed or flush with a surface has lifted, loosened, or become unstable.
The edge of the wallpaper has started to lift because of the humidity.
The old floorboard is a little loose.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
feel out of place; be socially isolated; not fit in
Colloquial figurative use for a person or thing that does not blend in with the surrounding group, atmosphere, or setting.
Since I just transferred schools, I feel a little out of place in class.
Those flashy clothes looked out of place at the meeting.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
be cheerful; be in good spirits
A mood-related use, especially familiar in negative fixed expressions such as 浮かない顔 and 浮かぬ顔, meaning a gloomy or downcast face.
See also: 浮かぬ顔
After failing the exam, he had a gloomy look on his face.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
be saved; be left over; be freed up
Used with money, time, expenses, effort, etc. when something is saved or becomes available because it was not spent or used.
Because I went by bicycle, I saved the train fare.
The meeting ended early, so an hour freed up.
godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb
frivolous or amorous; groundless; unreliable
Mostly seen in attributive forms such as 浮いた + noun. Depending on the collocation, it can suggest light or frivolous romantic gossip, or something lacking a firm basis; the baseless or unreliable shade is less common as a standalone modern predicate.
There is hardly any romantic gossip about him.
You should not believe groundless rumors with no evidence.
Leaves are floating in the pond.
The floor tile has come loose.
He feels out of place at his new school.
She always has a gloomy look on her face.
He's often the subject of frivolous romantic rumors.
ups and downs; fluctuations; vicissitudes
rise to the surface; surface · stand out; be conspicuous
float; rise to the surface · stand out; be conspicuous · be alienated; be left out
flotation device; life buoy; swimming float · swim bladder; air bladder
be enlivened; be exhilarated; be in high spirits · stand out; contrast
swim ring; life buoy
romantic rumor; scandalous talk; love-affair gossip · bad reputation; ill fame
soup garnish
sleeping in a ship · sleeping on the water's surface (of a bird) · restless sleep · casually sleeping together (e.g. unmarried couple)
floating nest
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
floating tile; unused tile; tile not part of a meld
glass float; fishing float · ball in flight; lofted ball
floating weed; duckweed · greater duckweed; Spirodela polyrhiza · precarious; unstable; drifting
flotsam
standing on tiptoe; unsteady step · restlessness; unsettled state; readiness to flee · high volatility; severe fluctuation