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[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·る]
kikimimiwotateru
expression, ichidan verb

Root Words:

[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳) + を + た(立)·て·る]
kikimimi + wo + tateru

English Meaning(s) for 聞き耳を立てる

expression, ichidan verb
  1. to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
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Meanings for each kanji in 聞き耳を立てる

» hear; ask; listen
» ear
» stand up; rise; set up; erect

Stroke Order Diagrams for 聞き耳を立てる

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Conjugations for 聞き耳を立てる

masu stem
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て]
kikimimiwotate
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Negative stem
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て]
kikimimiwotate
»
te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·て]
kikimimiwotatete
»
Negative te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·な·く·て]
kikimimiwotatenakute
»
Adverbial Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·な·く]
kikimimiwotatenaku
»
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·る]
kikimimiwotateru
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·な·い]
kikimimiwotatenai
»
Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た]
kikimimiwotateta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·な·か·っ·た]
kikimimiwotatenakatta
»
Presumptive Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·よ·う]
kikimimiwotateyou
»
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ま·す]
kikimimiwotatemasu
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ま·せ·ん]
kikimimiwotatemasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ま·し·た]
kikimimiwotatemashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
kikimimiwotatemasendeshita
»
Presumptive Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ま·し·ょ·う]
kikimimiwotatemashou
»
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·い]
kikimimiwotatetai
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·く·な·い]
kikimimiwotatetakunai
»
Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·か·っ·た]
kikimimiwotatetakatta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·く·な·か·っ·た]
kikimimiwotatetakunakatta
»
Adjective stem
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た]
kikimimiwotateta
»
te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·く·て]
kikimimiwotatetakute
»
Negative te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·く·な·く·て]
kikimimiwotatetakunakute
»
Adverbial Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·く]
kikimimiwotatetaku
»
Provisional Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·け·れ·ば]
kikimimiwotatetakereba
»
Provisional Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·く·な·け·れ·ば]
kikimimiwotatetakunakereba
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Conditional Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·か·っ·た·ら]
kikimimiwotatetakattara
»
Conditional Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·く·な·か·っ·た·ら]
kikimimiwotatetakunakattara
»
Objective Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·さ]
kikimimiwotatetasa
»
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ろ]
kikimimiwotatero
»
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·な·さ·い]
kikimimiwotatenasai
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Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·れ·ば]
kikimimiwotatereba
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·な·け·れ·ば]
kikimimiwotatenakereba
»
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·な·き·ゃ]
kikimimiwotatenakya
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Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·ら]
kikimimiwotatetara
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·な·か·っ·た·ら]
kikimimiwotatenakattara
»
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·た·り]
kikimimiwotatetari
»
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·ら·れ·る]
kikimimigataterareru
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·ら·れ·な·い]
kikimimigataterarenai
»
Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·ら·れ·た]
kikimimigataterareta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·ら·れ·な·か·っ·た]
kikimimigataterarenakatta
»
masu-stem
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·ら·れ]
kikimimigataterare
»
te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·ら·れ·て]
kikimimigataterarete
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Negative te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·ら·れ·な·く·て]
kikimimigataterarenakute
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Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·ら·れ·ま·す]
kikimimigatateraremasu
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん]
kikimimigatateraremasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·ら·れ·ま·し·た]
kikimimigatateraremashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
kikimimigatateraremasendeshita
»
Colloquial Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·れ·る]
kikimimigatatereru
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·れ·な·い]
kikimimigataterenai
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Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·れ·た]
kikimimigatatereta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·れ·な·か·っ·た]
kikimimigataterenakatta
»
te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·れ·て]
kikimimigataterete
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Negative te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·れ·な·く·て]
kikimimigataterenakute
»
Colloquial Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·れ·ま·す]
kikimimigatateremasu
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·れ·ま·せ·ん]
kikimimigatateremasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·れ·ま·し·た]
kikimimigatateremashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·が·た(立)·て·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
kikimimigatateremasendeshita
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Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ら·れ·る]
kikimimiwotaterareru
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Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ら·れ·な·い]
kikimimiwotaterarenai
»
Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ら·れ·た]
kikimimiwotaterareta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ら·れ·な·か·っ·た]
kikimimiwotaterarenakatta
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masu stem
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ら·れ]
kikimimiwotaterare
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te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ら·れ·て]
kikimimiwotaterarete
»
Negative te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ら·れ·な·く·て]
kikimimiwotaterarenakute
»
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ら·れ·ま·す]
kikimimiwotateraremasu
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん]
kikimimiwotateraremasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ら·れ·ま·し·た]
kikimimiwotateraremashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
kikimimiwotateraremasendeshita
»
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·る]
kikimimiwotatesaseru
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·な·い]
kikimimiwotatesasenai
»
Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·た]
kikimimiwotatesaseta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·な·か·っ·た]
kikimimiwotatesasenakatta
»
masu stem
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ]
kikimimiwotatesase
»
te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·て]
kikimimiwotatesasete
»
Negative te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·な·く·て]
kikimimiwotatesasenakute
»
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ま·す]
kikimimiwotatesasemasu
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ま·せ·ん]
kikimimiwotatesasemasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ま·し·た]
kikimimiwotatesasemashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
kikimimiwotatesasemasendeshita
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Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ら·れ·る]
kikimimiwotatesaserareru
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·い]
kikimimiwotatesaserarenai
»
Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ら·れ·た]
kikimimiwotatesaserareta
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·か·っ·た]
kikimimiwotatesaserarenakatta
»
masu stem
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ら·れ]
kikimimiwotatesaserare
»
te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ら·れ·て]
kikimimiwotatesaserarete
»
Negative te-form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ら·れ·な·く·て]
kikimimiwotatesaserarenakute
»
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·す]
kikimimiwotatesaseraremasu
»
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん]
kikimimiwotatesaseraremasen
»
Past Indicative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·し·た]
kikimimiwotatesaseraremashita
»
Past Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·さ·せ·ら·れ·ま·せ·ん·で·し·た]
kikimimiwotatesaseraremasendeshita
»
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ん]
kikimimiwotaten
»
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ず]
kikimimiwotatezu
»
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ぬ]
kikimimiwotatenu
»
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
[き(聞)·き·みみ(耳)·を·た(立)·て·ざ·る]
kikimimiwotatezaru
»

Sample Sentences for 聞き耳を立てる

Americans are all ears when people say something.
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We were all ears when he started to tell us his secret.
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I pricked up my ears.
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