揺さぶる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 揺さぶる | 揺さぶらない |
| Polite | 揺さぶります | 揺さぶりません |
| Past polite | 揺さぶりました | 揺さぶりませんでした |
| Past | 揺さぶった | 揺さぶらなかった |
| Te-form | 揺さぶって | 揺さぶらないで |
| Desire | 揺さぶりたい | 揺さぶりたくない |
| Potential | 揺さぶれる | 揺さぶれない |
| Passive | 揺さぶられる | 揺さぶられない |
| Causative | 揺さぶらせる | 揺さぶらせない |
| Causative passive | 揺さぶらせられるalso 揺さぶらされる | 揺さぶらせられないalso 揺さぶらされない |
| Volitional | 揺さぶろう | |
| Polite volitional | 揺さぶりましょう | |
| Imperative | 揺さぶれ | 揺さぶるな |
| Conditional | 揺さぶれば | 揺さぶらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 揺さぶったら | 揺さぶらなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Physical shaking of an object or person, often with a back-and-forth or up-and-down motion. Can be used for shaking a tree, a bottle, or a person's shoulders.
He shook the tree and knocked the fruit down.
I gently shook her shoulder to wake her up.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Figurative use: to cause a major disturbance or shock to a system, organization, or person's emotions. Common with words like 政界 (political world), 社会 (society), or 心 (heart).
The scandal greatly shook the political world.
His words shook my heart.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
keep a batter off balance
Baseball term: to disrupt a batter's timing by varying pitch types, speed, or location.
The pitcher kept the batter off balance by mixing fast and slow pitches.
A strong wind shook the tree.
The movie deeply moved many of the viewers.
The pitcher kept the batter off balance with breaking pitches.
He shook his sleeping brother by the shoulders to wake him up.
The corruption scandal shook up the political world.