まずし

Japanese

Alternative spelling
貧し

まずし • (mazushi) ^{←まづし (madusi)^?}^†-shiku

modernized spelling of まづし (mazushi); literary form of まずしい (mazushii)
- wedding vows
  富(と)める時(とき)も貧(まず)しき時(とき)も
  tomeru toki mo mazushiki toki mo
  in wealth or poverty

Classical conjugation of "まずし" (シク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	まずしく^[1] まずしから^[2]	mazusiku mazusikara
Continuative (連用形)	まずしく^[1] まずしかり^[2]	mazusiku mazusikari
Terminal (終止形)	まずし	mazusi
Attributive (連体形)	まずしきまずしかる	mazusiki mazusikaru
Realis (已然形)	まずしけれ	mazusikere
Imperative (命令形)	まずしかれ	mazusikare
Key constructions
Negative	まずしからず	mazusikarazu
Contrasting conjunction	まずしけれど	mazusikeredo
Causal conjunction	まずしければ	mazusikereba
Conditional conjunction	まずしくば	mazusikuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	まずしかりき	mazusikariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	まずしかりけり	mazusikarikeri
Adverbial	まずしく	mazusiku
^[1]Without auxiliary verb. ^[2]With auxiliary verb.