思ふ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 思 |
| おも Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
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| 想ふ 念ふ 惟ふ 憶ふ 懐ふ |
Etymology
From Old Japanese.
Verb
思ふ • (omofu) intransitive †yodan
- (Classical Japanese, archaic) to think
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "思ふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 思は | おもは | omofa |
| Continuative (連用形) | 思ひ | おもひ | omofi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 思ふ | おもふ | omofu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 思ふ | おもふ | omofu |
| Realis (已然形) | 思へ | おもへ | omofe |
| Imperative (命令形) | 思へ | おもへ | omofe |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 思はず | おもはず | omofazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 思へど | おもへど | omofedo |
| Causal conjunction | 思へば | おもへば | omofeba |
| Conditional conjunction | 思はば | おもはば | omofaba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 思ひき | おもひき | omofiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 思ひけり | おもひけり | omofikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 思ひつ | おもひつ | omofitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 思ひぬ | おもひぬ | omofinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 思へり 思ひたり | おもへり おもひたり | omoferi omofitari |
Derived terms
- おもう (omou, modern form)