うとい

Japanese

Alternative spelling
疎い

Etymology

From the 連体形 (rentaikei, “attributive form”) of Early Middle Japanese adjective 疎し (utoshi), with the medial /-k-/ falling out.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) うとい [ùtóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝto̞i]

Adjective

うとい • (utoi) -i (adverbial うとく (utoku))

not having close relations with one; estranged
not familiar of something; ignorant

Inflection

Inflection of うとい

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	うとかろ	utokaro
Continuative (連用形)	うとく	utoku
Terminal (終止形)	うとい	utoi
Attributive (連体形)	うとい	utoi
Hypothetical (仮定形)	うとけれ	utokere
Imperative (命令形)	うとかれ	utokare
Key constructions
Informal negative	うとくない	utoku nai
Informal past	うとかった	utokatta
Informal negative past	うとくなかった	utoku nakatta
Formal	うといです	utoi desu
Formal negative	うとくないです	utoku nai desu
Formal past	うとかったです	utokatta desu
Formal negative past	うとくなかったです	utoku nakatta desu
Conjunctive	うとくて	utokute
Conditional	うとければ	utokereba
Provisional	うとかったら	utokattara
Volitional	うとかろう	utokarō
Adverbial	うとく	utoku
Degree	うとさ	utosa

Derived terms

去(さ)る者(もの)は日々(ひび)に疎(うと)し (saru mono wa hibi ni utoshi)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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