JLPT N1 · Verb

漂う (tadayou)

漂う (ただよう, tadayou) is a Japanese verb meaning “to drift; to float”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ただよう
Romaji: tadayou
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to drift; to float · godan verb, intransitive
to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air · godan verb, intransitive
to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood) · godan verb, intransitive
to wander; to walk around aimlessly · godan verb, intransitive
to be unsteady; to be unstable · godan verb, intransitive · archaic

Example sentences

この無限の空間に漂う永遠の沈黙が私を恐怖に陥れる。

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.

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

Conjugation of 漂う

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

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	漂う	ただよう tadayou
Polite (~masu)	漂います	ただよいます tadayoimasu
Negative	漂わない	ただよわない tadayowanai
Polite negative	漂いません	ただよいません tadayoimasen
Past	漂った	ただよった tadayotta
Polite past	漂いました	ただよいました tadayoimashita
Negative past	漂わなかった	ただよわなかった tadayowanakatta
Te-form	漂って	ただよって tadayotte
Potential	漂える	ただよえる tadayoeru
Passive	漂われる	ただよわれる tadayowareru
Causative	漂わせる	ただよわせる tadayowaseru
Volitional	漂おう	ただよおう tadayoou
Imperative	漂え	ただよえ tadayoe
Conditional (~ba)	漂えば	ただよえば tadayoeba

Kanji in 漂う

漂

drift, float (on liquid)ヒョウ・ただよ.う · 14 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1489240 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.