思ほす

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
思
おも
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 思(おも)は (omoha), the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis form”) of 思(おも)ふ (omofu, “to think”) + auxiliary verb す (su).

思(おも)は (omoha) changes to 思(おも)ほ (omoho) as the result of 音便 (onbin, “euphony”).

Verb

思(おも)ほす • (omohosu) transitive †yodan

  1. (Classical Japanese, honorific) to think

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "思ほす" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 思ほさ おもほさ omofosa
Continuative (連用形) 思ほし おもほし omofosi
Terminal (終止形) 思ほす おもほす omofosu
Attributive (連体形) 思ほす おもほす omofosu
Realis (已然形) 思ほせ おもほせ omofose
Imperative (命令形) 思ほせ おもほせ omofose
Key constructions
Negative 思ほさず おもほさず omofosazu
Contrasting conjunction 思ほせど おもほせど omofosedo
Causal conjunction 思ほせば おもほせば omofoseba
Conditional conjunction 思ほさば おもほさば omofosaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 思ほしき おもほしき omofosiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 思ほしけり おもほしけり omofosikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 思ほしつ おもほしつ omofositu
Perfect tense (natural event) 思ほしぬ おもほしぬ omofosinu
Perfect-continuative tense 思ほせり
思ほしたり		 おもほせり
おもほしたり		 omofoseri
omofositari
Volitional 思ほさむ おもほさむ omofosamu
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