Expression Godan verb with 'tsu' ending Humble (kenjougo) language to work hard, to keep one's nose to the grindstone, to whip a jaded horse Expression Godan verb with 'tsu' ending orig. meaning to make someone do what is beyond their ability
Conjugated forms
Present, Future 駑馬に鞭打つ, 駑馬に鞭打ちます [does], will [do] 駑馬に鞭打たない, 駑馬に鞭打ちません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 駑馬に鞭打った, 駑馬に鞭打ちました [did] 駑馬に鞭打たなかった, 駑馬に鞭打ちませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 駑馬に鞭打って, 駑馬に鞭打ちまして 駑馬に鞭打たないで, 駑馬に鞭打ちませんで 駑馬に鞭打たなくて Progressive 駑馬に鞭打っている, 駑馬に鞭打っています [doing], to be [doing] 駑馬に鞭打っていない, 駑馬に鞭打っていません not [doing] Volitional 駑馬に鞭打とう, 駑馬に鞭打ちましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] 駑馬に鞭打つまい, 駑馬に鞭打ちますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative 駑馬に鞭打て, 駑馬に鞭打ちなさい [do] ! 駑馬に鞭打つな, 駑馬に鞭打ちなさるな don't [do] ! Request 駑馬に鞭打ってください please [do] 駑馬に鞭打たないでください please don't [do] Provisional 駑馬に鞭打てば if X [does], if X [is ~] 駑馬に鞭打たなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional 駑馬に鞭打ったら, 駑馬に鞭打ちましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] 駑馬に鞭打たなかったら, 駑馬に鞭打ちませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential 駑馬に鞭打てる, 駑馬に鞭打てます be able to [do], can [do] 駑馬に鞭打てない, 駑馬に鞭打てません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful 駑馬に鞭打たれる, 駑馬に鞭打たれます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) 駑馬に鞭打たれない, 駑馬に鞭打たれません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative 駑馬に鞭打たせる, 駑馬に鞭打たせます makes/will make (someone) [do] 駑馬に鞭打たせない, 駑馬に鞭打たせません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive 駑馬に鞭打たせられる, 駑馬に鞭打たせられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) 駑馬に鞭打たせられない, 駑馬に鞭打たせられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone)
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