浮(う)く

うく
verb (godan)
to float; to be saved (money, time); to feel out of place
自動詞 intransitiveaction
See also: 浮(う)かべる (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present浮(う)く浮(う)かない
Present polite浮(う)きます浮(う)きません
Past浮(う)いた浮(う)かなかった
Past polite浮(う)きました浮(う)きませんでした
て form浮(う)いて浮(う)かなくて
ている present浮(う)いている浮(う)いていない
ている polite浮(う)いています浮(う)いていません
ている past浮(う)いていた浮(う)いていなかった
ている past polite浮(う)いていました浮(う)いていませんでした
Conditional ば浮(う)けば浮(う)かなければ
Conditional たら浮(う)いたら浮(う)かなかったら
Volitional浮(う)こう—
Volitional polite浮(う)きましょう—
Potential浮(う)ける浮(う)けない
Passive浮(う)かれる浮(う)かれない
Causative浮(う)かせる浮(う)かせない
Imperative浮(う)け浮(う)くな
1. to float
To remain on the surface of a liquid without sinking.
Leaves are floating on the water.
Oil floats on water.
Clouds are floating in the sky.
2. to be saved (money, time)
To have something left over or be economized.
This method will save time.
If you cook for yourself, you can save on food costs.
The meeting was canceled and my afternoon freed up.
3. to feel out of place
To stand out awkwardly, not fit in with surroundings.
He felt out of place at the party.
I was the only one in a suit and stuck out.
Because of that remark, I ended up feeling out of place in the group.

浮(う)く is an intransitive verb meaning to float or rise up.

Transitivity

ASPECT (ている):

  • 浮(う)いている means 'is floating' (ongoing state)

Common patterns

Related words