漂う
ただよう
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Intransitive
to drift; to float- to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
- to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
- to wander; to walk around aimlessly
Rare and archaic meanings (3)
- to be unsteady; to be unstableArchaic
- to falter; to flinch; to winceArchaic
- to live in unreliable circumstancesArchaic
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 漂うただよう | 漂いますただよいます |
| Negative | 漂わないただよわない | 漂いませんただよいません |
| Past | 漂ったただよった | 漂いましたただよいました |
| Past negative | 漂わなかったただよわなかった | 漂いませんでしたただよいませんでした |
| Te-form | 漂ってただよって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 漂えるただよえる |
| Passive | 漂われるただよわれる |
| Causative | 漂わせるただよわせる |
| Volitional | 漂おうただよおう |
| Imperative | 漂えただよえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 漂えばただよえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 漂ったらただよったら |
Example sentences
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The fragrance of roses is in the air.
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The air was scented with spring flowers.
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The balloon floated off into the west.
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Many people drift through life without a purpose.
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The smoke from factories hung over the town.
More examples (10)
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The boat was drifting in the ocean.
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This is a house that exudes an air of elegance.
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The ice may drift considerable distances each day.
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The earth is just a sphere suspended in space.
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Waves of joy drift through my opened heart.
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There was a tense atmosphere in the room.
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A ring of smoke floated from his cigar into the air.
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The boat was broken by the floating ice.
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The perfume of roses filled the room.
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There was a strong smell of cannabis in the air.