手をこまねく
てをこまねく
Also written as:
- 手を拱く (てをこまぬく, てをこまねく)
Meanings
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Expression / Verb
Godan verb (ku)-
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering).
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Word informations
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- JLPT Level: None
Kanji
| 手 | hand |
| 拱 | arch, fold arms |
Action
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| Type | Godan verb (ku) |
| Neg. neutral | 手をこまねかない |
| Positive polite | 手をこまねきます |
| Potential | 手をこまねける |
| Presumptive | 手をこまねこう |
| Past | 手をこまねいた |
| -te form | 手をこまねいて |
Conjugation of 手をこまねく (てをこまねく)
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- Godan verb with `ku' ending
- Stem
- 手をこまね
- Infinitive
- 手をこまねき
- -te form
- 手をこまねいて
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