候う

Japanese

Shift from 侍(さぶら)う (saburau).^[1]

候(そうろ)う • (sōrou) ^{←さうらふ (saurafu)^?}godan (stem 候(そうろ)い (sōroi), past 候(そうろ)った (sōrotta))

Conjugation of "候う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Classical conjugation of "候ふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	候は	さうらは	saurafa
Continuative (連用形)	候ひ	さうらひ	saurafi
Terminal (終止形)	候ふ	さうらふ	saurafu
Attributive (連体形)	候ふ	さうらふ	saurafu
Realis (已然形)	候へ	さうらへ	saurafe
Imperative (命令形)	候へ	さうらへ	saurafe
Key constructions
Negative	候はず	さうらはず	saurafazu
Contrasting conjunction	候へど	さうらへど	saurafedo
Causal conjunction	候へば	さうらへば	saurafeba
Conditional conjunction	候はば	さうらはば	saurafaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	候ひき	さうらひき	saurafiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	候ひけり	さうらひけり	saurafikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	候ひつ	さうらひつ	saurafitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	候ひぬ	さうらひぬ	saurafinu
Perfect-continuative tense	候へり候ひたり	さうらへりさうらひたり	sauraferi saurafitari
Volitional	候はむ	さうらはむ	saurafamu

For pronunciation and definitions of 候う – see the following entry.

【侍さもらう】	to wait for a chance to serve by one's side
【侍さぶらう】	to serve by one's side (copula) to be
【侍さむらう】	(copula) to be verbal suffix

(This term, 候う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

For pronunciation and definitions of 候う – see the following entry.

(Classical Japanese) to be watching continuously, to be on watch repeatedly, to be on look out

(This term, 候う, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)