求む
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 求 |
| もと Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
Pronunciation
Verb
求む • (motomu) †nidan
- Classical Japanese and literary form of 求める (motomeru)
- 挑戦者求む！
- Chōsensha motomu!
- Seeking for challengers!
- 挑戦者求む！
Usage notes
- Today fossilized in the terminal form (終止形) in signs, slogans or journalism headlines, with an emphatic sense.
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "求む" (マ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 求め | もとめ | motome |
| Continuative (連用形) | 求め | もとめ | motome |
| Terminal (終止形) | 求む | もとむ | motomu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 求むる | もとむる | motomuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 求むれ | もとむれ | motomure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 求めよ | もとめよ | motomeyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 求めず | もとめず | motomezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 求むれど | もとむれど | motomuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 求むれば | もとむれば | motomureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 求めば | もとめば | motomeba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 求めき | もとめき | motomeki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 求めけり | もとめけり | motomekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 求めつ | もとめつ | motometu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 求めぬ | もとめぬ | motomenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 求めたり | もとめたり | motometari |
| Volitional | 求めむ | もとめむ | motomemu |
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN