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酔う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 酔う | 酔わない |
| Polite | 酔います | 酔いません |
| Past polite | 酔いました | 酔いませんでした |
| Past | 酔った | 酔わなかった |
| Te-form | 酔って | 酔わないで |
| Desire | 酔いたい | 酔いたくない |
| Potential | 酔える | 酔えない |
| Passive | 酔われる | 酔われない |
| Causative | 酔わせる | 酔わせない |
| Causative passive | 酔わせられるalso 酔わされる | 酔わせられないalso 酔わされない |
| Volitional | 酔おう | |
| Polite volitional | 酔いましょう | |
| Imperative | 酔え | 酔うな |
| Conditional | 酔えば | 酔わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 酔ったら | 酔わなかったら |
Meanings
1
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
get drunk; become intoxicated
Standard word for becoming drunk from alcohol.
I drank too much wine last night and got drunk.
2
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
feel sick; become nauseated
Used for motion sickness or feeling unwell from a vehicle, often as 車に酔う or 船に酔う.
I got sick on the bus and felt nauseous.
3
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
be elated; be spellbound; be in raptures
Figurative use: intoxicated by an experience, success, or atmosphere. Often appears as ～に酔う.
He is drunk on the sweet wine of success.
Usage patterns
- お酒に酔うto get drunk on alcohol
He got drunk and started singing loudly.
- 〈物〉に酔うto get motion sick from a vehicle (car, boat, plane, etc.)
The child got carsick on the bus and started feeling ill.
- 〈事〉に酔うto be intoxicated or elated by something (success, victory, atmosphere)
He was intoxicated by his own success.
- 酔って〈動詞〉to do something while drunk
Please never drive while drunk.