求む

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
求
もと
Grade: 4
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

Verb

求(もと)む • (motomu) †nidan

  1. Classical Japanese and literary form of 求める (motomeru)
    挑(ちょう)戦(せん)者(しゃ)求(もと)む！
    Chōsensha motomu!
    Seeking for challengers!

Usage notes

  • Today fossilized in the terminal form (終止形) in signs, slogans or journalism headlines, with an emphatic sense.

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "求む" (マ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 求め もとめ motome
Continuative (連用形) 求め もとめ motome
Terminal (終止形) 求む もとむ motomu
Attributive (連体形) 求むる もとむる motomuru
Realis (已然形) 求むれ もとむれ motomure
Imperative (命令形) 求めよ もとめよ motomeyo
Key constructions
Negative 求めず もとめず motomezu
Contrasting conjunction 求むれど もとむれど motomuredo
Causal conjunction 求むれば もとむれば motomureba
Conditional conjunction 求めば もとめば motomeba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 求めき もとめき motomeki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 求めけり もとめけり motomekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 求めつ もとめつ motometu
Perfect tense (natural event) 求めぬ もとめぬ motomenu
Perfect-continuative tense 求めたり もとめたり motometari
Volitional 求めむ もとめむ motomemu

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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