JLPT N1 · Verb

呟く (tsubuyaku)

呟く (つぶやく, tsubuyaku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to mutter; to murmur”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つぶやく
Romaji: tsubuyaku
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble · godan verb, transitive, intransitive · usually written in kana
to tweet; to post on Twitter · godan verb, transitive, intransitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

その内気な少年はぼそぼそと自分の名前をつぶやいた。

The shy boy murmured his name.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 呟く

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	呟く	つぶやく tsubuyaku
Polite (~masu)	呟きます	つぶやきます tsubuyakimasu
Negative	呟かない	つぶやかない tsubuyakanai
Polite negative	呟きません	つぶやきません tsubuyakimasen
Past	呟いた	つぶやいた tsubuyaita
Polite past	呟きました	つぶやきました tsubuyakimashita
Negative past	呟かなかった	つぶやかなかった tsubuyakanakatta
Te-form	呟いて	つぶやいて tsubuyaite
Potential	呟ける	つぶやける tsubuyakeru
Passive	呟かれる	つぶやかれる tsubuyakareru
Causative	呟かせる	つぶやかせる tsubuyakaseru
Volitional	呟こう	つぶやこう tsubuyakou
Imperative	呟け	つぶやけ tsubuyake
Conditional (~ba)	呟けば	つぶやけば tsubuyakeba

Kanji in 呟く

呟

mutter, grumble, murmurゲン・つぶや.く · 8 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1565120 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.