哺を吐く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 哺を吐く | 哺を吐かない |
| Polite | 哺を吐きます | 哺を吐きません |
| Past polite | 哺を吐きました | 哺を吐きませんでした |
| Past | 哺を吐いた | 哺を吐かなかった |
| Te-form | 哺を吐いて | 哺を吐かないで |
| Desire | 哺を吐きたい | 哺を吐きたくない |
| Potential | 哺を吐ける | 哺を吐けない |
| Passive | 哺を吐かれる | 哺を吐かれない |
| Causative | 哺を吐かせる | 哺を吐かせない |
| Causative passive | 哺を吐かせられるalso 哺を吐かされる | 哺を吐かせられないalso 哺を吐かされない |
| Volitional | 哺を吐こう | |
| Polite volitional | 哺を吐きましょう | |
| Imperative | 哺を吐け | 哺を吐くな |
| Conditional | 哺を吐けば | 哺を吐かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 哺を吐いたら | 哺を吐かなかったら |
be eager to meet someone
Obsolete literary expression derived from a Chinese story about a ruler so busy receiving guests that he spat out his food. Not used in modern Japanese; the cross-referenced 握髪吐哺 is the fuller form.
See also: 握髪吐哺 (あくはつとほ)
哺を吐く is an expression derived from an old Chinese story and is hardly used today.