酔っ払う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酔	払
よ Grade: S	はら > ぱら Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
醉っ拂う (kyūjitai)

Etymology

酔(よ)う (you, “to become intoxicated”) + 払(はら)う (harau, “to empty”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jo̞p̚pa̠ɾa̠ɯ̟ᵝ]

• Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "酔っ払う"

Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形)	酔っ払う	よっぱらう	[yòppáráú]
Imperative (命令形)	酔っ払え	よっぱらえ	[yòppáráé]
Key constructions
Passive	-	-	-
Causative	酔っ払わせる	よっぱらわせる	[yòppáráwásérú]
Potential	酔っ払える	よっぱらえる	[yòppáráérú]
Volitional	酔っ払おう	よっぱらお​ー	[yòppáráóꜜò]
Negative	酔っ払わない	よっぱらわない	[yòppáráwánáí]
Negative perfective	酔っ払わなかった	よっぱらわな​かった	[yòppáráwánáꜜkàttà]
Formal	酔っ払います	よっぱらいま​す	[yòppáráímáꜜsù]
Perfective	酔っ払った	よっぱらった	[yòppáráttá]
Conjunctive	酔っ払って	よっぱらって	[yòppárátté]
Hypothetical conditional	酔っ払えば	よっぱらえ​ば	[yòppáráéꜜbà]

Verb

酔(よ)っ払(ぱら)う • (yopparau) intransitive godan (stem 酔(よ)っ払(ぱら)い (yopparai), past 酔(よ)っ払(ぱら)った (yopparatta))

1. (colloquial) to become tipsy, intoxicated, or drunk

Usage notes

While 酔(よ)っ払(ぱら)う (yopparau) and 酔(よ)う (you) are used interchangeably for becoming drunk, 酔(よ)う (you) is a more general term, also used for sickness (as in seasickness) or elation, while 酔(よ)っ払(ぱら)う (yopparau) is a more narrow term, referring only to drunkenness.

Further, 酔(よ)い (yoi) refers to drunkenness (the condition), while 酔(よ)っ払(ぱら)い (yopparai) refers to a drunk (the person).

Conjugation

Conjugation of "酔っ払う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	酔っ払わ	よっぱらわ	yopparawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	酔っ払い	よっぱらい	yopparai
Shūshikei ("terminal")	酔っ払う	よっぱらう	yopparau
Rentaikei ("attributive")	酔っ払う	よっぱらう	yopparau
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	酔っ払え	よっぱらえ	yopparae
Meireikei ("imperative")	酔っ払え	よっぱらえ	yopparae
Key constructions
Passive	酔っ払われる	よっぱらわれる	yopparawareru
Causative	酔っ払わせる 酔っ払わす	よっぱらわせる よっぱらわす	yopparawaseru yopparawasu
Potential	酔っ払える	よっぱらえる	yopparaeru
Volitional	酔っ払おう	よっぱらおう	yopparaō
Negative	酔っ払わない	よっぱらわない	yopparawanai
Negative continuative	酔っ払わず	よっぱらわず	yopparawazu
Formal	酔っ払います	よっぱらいます	yopparaimasu
Perfective	酔っ払った	よっぱらった	yopparatta
Conjunctive	酔っ払って	よっぱらって	yopparatte
Hypothetical conditional	酔っ払えば	よっぱらえば	yopparaeba

Synonyms

• 酔(よ)う (you)

Derived terms

• 酔(よ)っ払(ぱら)い (yopparai, “drunkard”)
• 酔払(よっぱら)い運(うん)転(てん) (yopparai-unten, “drunk driving”)
• 酔(よ)っ払(ぱら)い運(うん)転(てん)手(しゅ) (yopparai-untenshu, “drunk driver”)