打うち伏ふす

打ち伏す · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	打うち伏ふす	打うち伏ふさない
Polite	打うち伏ふします	打うち伏ふしません
Past polite	打うち伏ふしました	打うち伏ふしませんでした
Past	打うち伏ふした	打うち伏ふさなかった
Te-form	打うち伏ふして	打うち伏ふさないで
Desire	打うち伏ふしたい	打うち伏ふしたくない
Potential	打うち伏ふせる	打うち伏ふせない
Passive	打うち伏ふされる	打うち伏ふされない
Causative	打うち伏ふさせる	打うち伏ふさせない
Causative passive	打うち伏ふさせられる	打うち伏ふさせられない
Volitional	打うち伏ふそう
Polite volitional	打うち伏ふしましょう
Imperative	打うち伏ふせ	打うち伏ふすな
Conditional	打うち伏ふせば	打うち伏ふさなければ
Tara conditional	打うち伏ふしたら	打うち伏ふさなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-su)

mask oneself; hide one's true feelings

Literary or archaic expression for concealing one's emotions or intentions, often by adopting a false demeanor.

彼かれは悲かなしみを打うち伏ふして、笑え顔がおを見みせた。
He masked his sorrow and showed a smile.

godan verb (-su)

lie down; prostrate oneself

Describes lying face down or prostrating, often in a context of submission, exhaustion, or concealment. Rare in modern colloquial speech.

疲つかれ果はてて、その場ばに打うち伏ふした。
Exhausted, he lay down on the spot.

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
伏prostrated, bend down, bow
臥bend down, bow, lie prostrate

Related words

伏ふせる
Common modern verb for lying face down or hiding something; 打ち伏す is more literary and emphasizes the action of throwing oneself down or masking emotions.
横よこたわる
General verb for lying down; 打ち伏す specifically implies lying face down or prostrating, often with a nuance of defeat or concealment.

Built from

打うつ+伏ふす

Written forms

打うち伏ふすUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for this verb.
打うち伏ふす
Variant without okurigana ち; less common but still encountered.
打うち臥ふす
Uses the rare kanji 臥; mainly found in older or literary texts.

Etymology

Compound of 打ち (uchi, prefix adding emphasis or forceful action) and 伏す (fusu, 'to lie face down' or 'to hide'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys a strong sense of prostrating or concealing.