揺さぶる
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 |
Meanings
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.
Usage patterns
- 木を揺さぶるto shake a tree
A strong wind shook the tree.
- 〈人〉の心を揺さぶるto deeply move someone emotionally
The movie deeply moved many of the viewers.
- 打者を揺さぶるto keep a batter off balance (with varied pitches)
The pitcher kept the batter off balance with breaking pitches.
- 〈人〉の肩を揺さぶるto shake someone by the shoulders
He shook his sleeping brother by the shoulders to wake him up.
- 政界を揺さぶるto shake up the political world
The corruption scandal shook up the political world.
Expressions
- 揺さぶりをかけるtry to unsettle someone; throw off balance