揺ゆるがす

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揺るがす · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	揺ゆるがす	揺ゆるがさない
Polite	揺ゆるがします	揺ゆるがしません
Past polite	揺ゆるがしました	揺ゆるがしませんでした
Past	揺ゆるがした	揺ゆるがさなかった
Te-form	揺ゆるがして	揺ゆるがさないで
Desire	揺ゆるがしたい	揺ゆるがしたくない
Potential	揺ゆるがせる	揺ゆるがせない
Passive	揺ゆるがされる	揺ゆるがされない
Causative	揺ゆるがさせる	揺ゆるがさせない
Causative passive	揺ゆるがさせられる	揺ゆるがさせられない
Volitional	揺ゆるがそう
Polite volitional	揺ゆるがしましょう
Imperative	揺ゆるがせ	揺ゆるがすな
Conditional	揺ゆるがせば	揺ゆるがさなければ
Tara conditional	揺ゆるがしたら	揺ゆるがさなかったら

Pairs with揺るぐ

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

shake; rock; shock

Transitive verb meaning to physically shake something, or to cause a major disturbance or shock to a system, institution, or person's feelings. Often used in news contexts for scandals or crises.

地じ震しんが建たて物ものを大おおきく揺ゆるがした。
The earthquake shook the building violently.
そのスキャンダルは政せい界かいを揺ゆるがした。
The scandal rocked the political world.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉を揺ゆるがすto shake or rock a place (e.g., with an earthquake or explosion)
大おおきな地じ震しんが首しゅ都とを揺ゆるがした。
A major earthquake shook the capital.
〈事こと〉が〈物もの〉を揺ゆるがすfor an event to shake or threaten something abstract, such as trust or power
その汚お職しょく事じ件けんは政せい権けんの基き盤ばんを揺ゆるがした。
The corruption scandal shook the foundations of the administration.

Kanji

揺swing, shake, sway

Transitive / intransitive

揺ゆるぐ
揺るぐ is the intransitive partner of 揺るがす: 信念が揺るぐ (one's convictions waver by themselves) versus 事件が信念を揺るがす (an incident shakes one's convictions).

Related words

揺ゆさぶるN1
揺さぶる and 揺るがす both mean to shake something violently or to shock someone emotionally, but 揺さぶる more often describes physically jostling a person or thing, while 揺るがす is favored for shaking abstract things like trust, power, or a nation.
揺ゆするN1
揺する is also transitive but usually describes a lighter, repeated shaking motion (like shaking a bottle or waking someone), whereas 揺るがす suggests a bigger, often metaphorical impact such as a scandal shaking an institution.

Written forms

揺ゆるがすUsage75%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency form in news and general use.
ゆるがすUsage20%
揺ゆるがすUsage5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant; not a standard modern spelling.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 揺る (yuru, 'to shake'), which is archaic in modern Japanese, combined with the transitive/causative suffix す. The historical derivation is uncertain, but the form is conventionally associated with causing shaking or disturbance.