淺す
See also: 浅す
Old Japanese
Etymology
The as- stem likely refers to “morning, after the dawn”; by extension, “early”.
Verb 1
淺す (asu) (kana あす)
- (of a body of water) to dry up, become shallow
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 3, poem 292), text here
- 久方乃天之探女之石船乃泊師高津者淺爾家留香裳
- pi1sakata no2 Ama no2 Sagume1 ga ipapune no2 patesi takatu pa asenike1ru ka mo
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 3, poem 292), text here
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "淺す" (サ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 淺せ | あせ | ase |
| Continuative (連用形) | 淺せ | あせ | ase |
| Terminal (終止形) | 淺す | あす | asu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 淺する | あする | asuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 淺すれ | あすれ | asure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 淺せよ | あせよ | aseyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 淺せず | あせず | asezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 淺すれど | あすれど | asuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 淺すれば | あすれば | asureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 淺せば | あせば | aseba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 淺せき | あせき | aseki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 淺せけり | あせけり | asekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 淺せつ | あせつ | asetu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 淺せぬ | あせぬ | asenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 淺せたり | あせたり | asetari |
Descendants
- Japanese: 浅せる (aseru, “to dry up”), 褪せる (aseru, “to fade, discolor”)
Verb 2
淺す (asu) (kana あす)
- to dry or shallow a body of water
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3429), text here
- 等保都安布美伊奈佐保曾江乃水乎都久思安禮乎多能米弖安佐麻之物能乎
- To2po-tu-apumi1 Inasa-poso2ye no2 mi1wotukusi are wo tano2me2te asamasi mono2 wo
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- c. 759, Man'yōshū (book 14, poem 3429), text here
Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "淺す" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 淺さ | あさ | asa |
| Continuative (連用形) | 淺し | あし | asi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 淺す | あす | asu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 淺す | あす | asu |
| Realis (已然形) | 淺せ | あせ | ase |
| Imperative (命令形) | 淺せ | あせ | ase |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 淺さず | あさず | asazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 淺せど | あせど | asedo |
| Causal conjunction | 淺せば | あせば | aseba |
| Conditional conjunction | 淺さば | あさば | asaba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 淺しき | あしき | asiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 淺しけり | あしけり | asikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 淺しつ | あしつ | asitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 淺しぬ | あしぬ | asinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 淺せり 淺したり | あせり あしたり | aseri asitari |
Derived terms
- 淺し (asasi, “shallow”)
Descendants
- Japanese: 浅 (asa-)