()らす

ゆらす
verb (godan)
to shake, to sway
1. to shake, to rock, to sway
To cause something to move back and forth or side to side. The transitive form of ()れる.
(あか)ちゃんをゆりかごで()らす。
I rock the baby in the cradle.
(かぜ)()(えだ)()らしている。
The wind is shaking the tree branches.
(かた)()らして(わら)う。
Laugh while shaking one's shoulders.
Describes laughing heartily

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). Pair: ()れる (intransitive, to sway). Pattern: Xを()らす (shake X).

ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing action. ()らしている = 'is shaking.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (からだ)()らす (sway one's body)
  • ゆりかごを()らす (rock a cradle)
  • (こころ)()らす (move someone emotionally, lit. shake the heart)

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