あちこち
also: あちらこちら · あっちこっち
あちこちする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | あちこちする | あちこちしない |
| Polite | あちこちします | あちこちしません |
| Past polite | あちこちしました | あちこちしませんでした |
| Past | あちこちした | あちこちしなかった |
| Te-form | あちこちして | あちこちしないで |
| Desire | あちこちしたい | あちこちしたくない |
| Potential | あちこちできる | あちこちできない |
| Passive | あちこちされる | あちこちされない |
| Causative | あちこちさせる | あちこちさせない |
| Causative passive | あちこちさせられる | あちこちさせられない |
| Volitional | あちこちしよう | |
| Polite volitional | あちこちしましょう | |
| Imperative | あちこちしろ | あちこちするな |
| Conditional | あちこちすれば | あちこちしなければ |
| Tara conditional | あちこちしたら | あちこちしなかったら |
Meanings
pronoun, adverb, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
here and there; all over; everywhere
Indicates movement or location in many places, often with a sense of scattered or random distribution. Can be used as a pronoun, adverb, or with する to mean 'to go here and there'.
There are benches here and there in the park.
I went to various places over the weekend.
na-adjective, noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
muddled; confused; in the wrong order
Describes a state of disorder or confusion, often with things being out of place or reversed. Used as an adjectival noun or with する to mean 'to become muddled'.
The story got muddled.
The documents are in the wrong order.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉をあちこち歩くto walk around here and there in a place
On my day off, I walked around the neighborhood here and there.
- 話があちこちするfor a talk/story to jump around and become muddled
His talk always jumps around and gets muddled.
- あちこちに〈物〉があるto be scattered here and there
Flowers are blooming here and there in the park.
- あちこち〈動詞〉to search/look for something here and there
I searched everywhere for my keys but couldn't find them.