囁く
ささやく
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Intransitive
to whisper; to murmur- to rumor; to rumour
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 囁くささやく | 囁きますささやきます |
| Negative | 囁かないささやかない | 囁きませんささやきません |
| Past | 囁いたささやいた | 囁きましたささやきました |
| Past negative | 囁かなかったささやかなかった | 囁きませんでしたささやきませんでした |
| Te-form | 囁いてささやいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 囁けるささやける |
| Passive | 囁かれるささやかれる |
| Causative | 囁かせるささやかせる |
| Volitional | 囁こうささやこう |
| Imperative | 囁けささやけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 囁けばささやけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 囁いたらささやいたら |
Example sentences
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He whispered something to her.
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He whispered the answer in my ear.
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Tom whispered something into Mary's ear.
彼が耳元で何かを囁くと、彼女はまるで催眠術にかかったかのように、彼の言う通りの動きをした。
When he whispered something into her ear, she moved just as he said, as if she had been hypnotized.
「ちょっと目つぶってて」とトムが囁いた。メアリーが目をつぶると、トムはメアリーの唇にそっとキスをした。
"Just close your eyes," whispered Tom, and when Mary closed her eyes, he kissed her softly on the lips.
More examples (10)
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He whispered something to me.
彼はこっそりささやいた。
He whispered slyly to me.
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One of the professors whispered.
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"Shut up," he whispered.
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A whisper ran through the crowd.
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What did she whisper to you?
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He whispered something in her ear.
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It is whispered that the Prime Minister is critically ill.
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What did she whisper to you?
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She whispered to me that she was hungry.