召す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
召
め
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "召す"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		召す め​す
Imperative (命令形) 召せ め​せ
Key constructions
Passive 召される めされ​る
Causative 召させる めさせ​る
Potential - - -
Volitional 召そう めそ​ー
Negative 召さない めさ​ない
Negative perfective 召さなかった めさ​なかった
Formal 召します めしま​す
Perfective 召した め​した
Conjunctive 召して め​して
Hypothetical conditional 召せば め​せば

Verb

召(め)す • (mesu) transitive godan (stem 召(め)し (meshi), past 召(め)した (meshita))

  1. (honorific) call, summon
  2. eat
  3. (honorific) wear
  4. (honorific) take a bath
  5. (honorific) catch a cold
  6. commit seppuku
  7. (honorific) amuse someone, tickle someone's fancy

Conjugation

Conjugation of "召す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 召さ めさ mesa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 召し めし meshi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 召す めす mesu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 召す めす mesu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 召せ めせ mese
Meireikei ("imperative") 召せ めせ mese
Key constructions
Passive 召される めされる mesareru
Causative 召させる
召さす 		めさせる
めさす 		mesaseru
mesasu
Potential 召せる めせる meseru
Volitional 召そう めそう mesō
Negative 召さない めさない mesanai
Negative continuative 召さず めさず mesazu
Formal 召します めします meshimasu
Perfective 召した めした meshita
Conjunctive 召して めして meshite
Hypothetical conditional 召せば めせば meseba
Classical conjugation of "召す" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 召さ めさ mesa
Continuative (連用形) 召し めし mesi
Terminal (終止形) 召す めす mesu
Attributive (連体形) 召す めす mesu
Realis (已然形) 召せ めせ mese
Imperative (命令形) 召せ めせ mese
Key constructions
Negative 召さず めさず mesazu
Contrasting conjunction 召せど めせど mesedo
Causal conjunction 召せば めせば meseba
Conditional conjunction 召さば めさば mesaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 召しき めしき mesiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 召しけり めしけり mesikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 召しつ めしつ mesitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 召しぬ めしぬ mesinu
Perfect-continuative tense 召せり
召したり		 めせり
めしたり		 meseri
mesitari
Volitional 召さむ めさむ mesamu
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