騒ぐ|さわぐsawagu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto make noise; to make racket; to be noisy
- godan verb, intransitive verbto rustle; to swoosh
- godan verb, intransitive verbto make merry
- godan verb, intransitive verbto clamor; to clamour; to make a fuss; to kick up a fuss
- godan verb, intransitive verbto lose one's cool; to panic; to act flustered
- godan verb, intransitive verbto feel tense; to be uneasy; to be excited
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 騒ぐ（さわぐ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 騒ぎます（さわぎます） |
| Negative (nai) | 騒がない（さわがない） |
| polite (masen) | 騒ぎません（さわぎません） |
| classical zu / nu | 騒がず・騒がぬ（さわがず・さわがぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 騒いだ（さわいだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 騒ぎました（さわぎました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 騒がなかった（さわがなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 騒ぎませんでした（さわぎませんでした） |
| Te form | 騒いで（さわいで） |
| Potential | 騒げる（さわげる） |
| Passive | 騒がれる（さわがれる） |
| Causative | 騒がせる（さわがせる） |
| Causative passive | 騒がせられる・騒がされる（さわがせられる・さわがされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 騒げば（さわげば） |
| tara | 騒いだら（さわいだら） |
| Volitional | 騒ごう（さわごう） |
| polite (mashou) | 騒ぎましょう（さわぎましょう） |
| Imperative | 騒げ（さわげ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymわめくCasualColloquial. Focuses on shouting or yelling loudly, as in 「泣き喚く」; 「騒ぐ」 centers on the racket and commotion itself.
- SynonymざわめくWrittenWritten/formal prose. A crowd stirring with a low murmur or rustle, as in 「会場がざわめく」; the volume is lower than 「騒ぐ」.
- SynonymはしゃぐCasualColloquial. Excited, gleeful romping, as in 「子供がはしゃぐ」; carries a happy, high-spirited nuance.
- Synonym騒ぎ立てるさわぎたてるNeutralTo clamor and kick up a big fuss, as in 「マスコミが騒ぎ立てる」; carries the nuance of making a mountain out of a molehill.
- RelatedふざけるCasualColloquial. Joking around and clowning, as in 「ふざけるな」; the focus is on not being serious.
- Related叫ぶさけぶNeutralTo shout or cry out, as in 「助けてと叫ぶ」; the focus is the raised voice itself, while 「騒ぐ」 is about the overall commotion.
- RelatedどよめくWrittenWritten/formal prose. A crowd breaking into a stir, as in 「会場がどよめく」; also used for sounds resounding or echoing.
- Antonym静まるしずまるNeutralAntonym of 「騒ぐ」: to grow quiet or die down, as in 「教室が静まる」.
- Antonym落ち着くおちつくNeutralAntonym of 「騒ぐ」: to calm down and settle, as in 「気持ちが落ち着く」.
For making a racket or fussing about, 「騒ぐ」 is the default. Use 「喚く」 or 「叫ぶ」 for loud shouting, 「ざわめく」 or 「どよめく」 for a crowd stirring, 「はしゃぐ」 for merry frolicking, and 「騒ぎ立てる」 for blowing things out of proportion. For quiet, use 「静まる」.
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