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Japanese
Etymology
| For pronunciation and definitions of 坐す – see the following entry.
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| 【ます】
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- expresses politeness toward and distance from the listener: vaguely similar to the social context indicated by the usted verb conjugation in Spanish, the vous conjugation in French, or the Sie conjugation in German
- (rare, humble) to do; expresses humbleness
Alternative spellings在す, 〼
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| (This term, 坐す, is an alternative spelling (rare, dated) of the above term.)
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Old Japanese
Verb
坐す (masu) (kana ます)
- (honorific, intransitive) to be
- (honorific, intransitive) to come
- (honorific, intransitive) to go
- (honorific, auxiliary) attaches to 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of a verb as an honorific applying to the other party engaging in the action of the verb
Conjugation
| Stem forms
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| Irrealis (未然形)
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坐さ |
まさ |
masa
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| Continuative (連用形)
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坐し |
まし |
masi
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| Terminal (終止形)
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坐す |
ます |
masu
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| Attributive (連体形)
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坐す |
ます |
masu
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| Realis (已然形)
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坐せ |
ませ |
mase
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| Imperative (命令形)
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坐せ |
ませ |
mase
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| Key constructions
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| Negative
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坐さず |
まさず |
masazu
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| Contrasting conjunction
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坐せど |
ませど |
masedo
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| Causal conjunction
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坐せば |
ませば |
maseba
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| Conditional conjunction
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坐さば |
まさば |
masaba
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| Past tense (firsthand knowledge)
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坐しき |
ましき |
masiki
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| Past tense (secondhand knowledge)
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坐しけり |
ましけり |
masikeri
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| Perfect tense (conscious action)
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坐しつ |
ましつ |
masitu
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| Perfect tense (natural event)
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坐しぬ |
ましぬ |
masinu
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| Perfect-continuative tense
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坐せり
坐したり |
ませり
ましたり |
maseri
masitari
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| Volitional
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坐さむ |
まさむ |
masamu
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