むす
Japanese
Etymology 1
For pronunciation and definitions of むす – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, むす, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
Alternative spellings |
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生す 産す |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝ]
Verb
むす • (musu) ←むす (musu)? †yodan
- (Classical Japanese) to grow
- Kimigayo (original poem by an anonymous Heian-era author)
- 苔の生すまで
- koke no musu made
- until moss grows
- 苔の生すまで
- Umi Yukaba (original poem by Ōtomo no Yakamochi)
- 山行かば 草生す屍
- yama yukaba kusa musu shikabane
- if I go to the mountains, my corpse shall grow grass
- 山行かば 草生す屍
- Kimigayo (original poem by an anonymous Heian-era author)
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "むす" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms | |||
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Irrealis (未然形) | むさ | musa | |
Continuative (連用形) | むし | musi | |
Terminal (終止形) | むす | musu | |
Attributive (連体形) | むす | musu | |
Realis (已然形) | むせ | muse | |
Imperative (命令形) | むせ | muse | |
Key constructions | |||
Negative | むさず | musazu | |
Contrasting conjunction | むせど | musedo | |
Causal conjunction | むせば | museba | |
Conditional conjunction | むさば | musaba | |
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | むしき | musiki | |
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | むしけり | musikeri | |
Perfect tense (conscious action) | むしつ | musitu | |
Perfect tense (natural event) | むしぬ | musinu | |
Perfect-continuative tense | むせり むしたり | museri musitari | |
Volitional | むさむ | musamu |
Derived terms
- 転石苔むさず (tenseki koke musazu)