掘り出す|ほりだすhoridasu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto dig out; to pick up
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 掘り出す(ほりだす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 掘り出します(ほりだします) |
| Negative (nai) | 掘り出さない(ほりださない) |
| polite (masen) | 掘り出しません(ほりだしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 掘り出さず・掘り出さぬ(ほりださず・ほりださぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 掘り出した(ほりだした) |
| polite (mashita) | 掘り出しました(ほりだしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 掘り出さなかった(ほりださなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 掘り出しませんでした(ほりだしませんでした) |
| Te form | 掘り出して(ほりだして) |
| Potential | 掘り出せる(ほりだせる) |
| Passive | 掘り出される(ほりだされる) |
| Causative | 掘り出させる(ほりださせる) |
| Causative passive | 掘り出させられる(ほりださせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 掘り出せば(ほりだせば) |
| tara | 掘り出したら(ほりだしたら) |
| Volitional | 掘り出そう(ほりだそう) |
| polite (mashou) | 掘り出しましょう(ほりだしましょう) |
| Imperative | 掘り出せ(ほりだせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym掘るほるNeutralThe most general verb for digging or excavating. 「掘り出す」 centers on getting something buried out of the ground, and figuratively on finding a treasure or bargain.
- Synonym掘り起こすほりおこすNeutralDigging something up by turning over the soil; figuratively it unearths hidden talent or demand, as in 「需要を掘り起こす」.
- Antonym埋めるうずめるNeutralTo bury something or fill a space completely — the opposite action of digging something out with 「掘り出す」.
- Antonym埋め戻すうめもどすNeutralTo backfill: return soil or things once dug out to their original spot and bury them again — the reverse of 「掘り出す」.
To dig in general, use 「掘る」. Use 「掘り出す」 for digging out something buried or figuratively finding a bargain (「掘り出し物」), and 「掘り起こす」 for unearthing hidden demand or talent. 「埋める」 and 「埋め戻す」 are the opposites: burying and backfilling.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


