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Japanese
| Alternative spellings
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給ふ
賜ふ
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Verb
たまふ • (tamou) †yodan
- (honorific) to give; to grant
- (honorific) (to do something) for me/for us
Usage notes
- This verb is commonly read with sound-change reading tamou rather than the modern reflex tamau. Compare 能う (atau > atou).
Conjugation
| Stem forms
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| Irrealis (未然形)
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たまは |
tamafa
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| Continuative (連用形)
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たまひ |
tamafi
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| Terminal (終止形)
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たまふ |
tamafu
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| Attributive (連体形)
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たまふ |
tamafu
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| Realis (已然形)
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たまへ |
tamafe
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| Imperative (命令形)
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たまへ |
tamafe
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| Key constructions
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| Negative
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たまはず |
tamafazu
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| Contrasting conjunction
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たまへど |
tamafedo
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| Causal conjunction
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たまへば |
tamafeba
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| Conditional conjunction
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たまはば |
tamafaba
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| Past tense (firsthand knowledge)
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たまひき |
tamafiki
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| Past tense (secondhand knowledge)
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たまひけり |
tamafikeri
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| Perfect tense (conscious action)
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たまひつ |
tamafitu
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| Perfect tense (natural event)
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たまひぬ |
tamafinu
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| Perfect-continuative tense
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たまへり
たまひたり |
tamaferi
tamafitari
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| Volitional
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たまはむ |
tamafamu
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See also