老ゆ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 老 |
| お Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
Etymology
From Old Japanese.
Verb
老ゆ • (oyu) transitive †nidan
- (Classical Japanese, archaic) to age
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "老ゆ" (ヤ行上二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 老い | おい | oi |
| Continuative (連用形) | 老い | おい | oi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 老ゆ | おゆ | oyu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 老ゆる | おゆる | oyuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 老ゆれ | おゆれ | oyure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 老いよ | おいよ | oiyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 老いず | おいず | oizu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 老ゆれど | おゆれど | oyuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 老ゆれば | おゆれば | oyureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 老いば | おいば | oiba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 老いき | おいき | oiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 老いけり | おいけり | oikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 老いつ | おいつ | oitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 老いぬ | おいぬ | oinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 老いたり | おいたり | oitari |
| Volitional | 老いむ | おいむ | oimu |
Derived terms
- 老いる (oiru, modern form)