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Japanese
Etymology
欲り (hori, “want”) + す (su, “to do”)
Pronunciation
Verb
欲す • (horisu) transitive
- Classical Japanese form of 欲する (hossuru, “to want”)
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- 己が命を長く欲すれ
- ono ga inochi o nagaku horisure
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Inflection
| Stem forms
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| Irrealis (未然形)
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欲せ |
ほりせ |
forise
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| Continuative (連用形)
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欲し |
ほりし |
forisi
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| Terminal (終止形)
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欲す |
ほりす |
forisu
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| Attributive (連体形)
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欲する |
ほりする |
forisuru
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| Realis (已然形)
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欲すれ |
ほりすれ |
forisure
|
| Imperative (命令形)
|
欲せよ |
ほりせよ |
foriseyo
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| Key constructions
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| Negative
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欲せず |
ほりせず |
forisezu
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| Contrasting conjunction
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欲すれど |
ほりすれど |
forisuredo
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| Causal conjunction
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欲すれば |
ほりすれば |
forisureba
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| Conditional conjunction
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欲せば |
ほりせば |
foriseba
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| Past tense (firsthand knowledge)
|
欲しき |
ほりしき |
forisiki
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| Past tense (secondhand knowledge)
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欲しけり |
ほりしけり |
forisikeri
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| Perfect tense (conscious action)
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欲しつ |
ほりしつ |
forisitu
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| Perfect tense (natural event)
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欲しぬ |
ほりしぬ |
forisinu
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| Perfect-continuative tense
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欲せり
欲したり |
ほりせり
ほりしたり |
foriseri
forisitari
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| Volitional
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欲せむ |
ほりせむ |
forisemu
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