| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 用 |
| もち Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi |
/mot͡ɕiwiru/ → */mot͡ɕijiru/ → /mot͡ɕiju/
Back-formation from 用いる (mochiiru), classical 用ゐる (motiwiru).
During the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, sound changes reduced medial /-w-/, merging into /i/.
用ゆ • (mochiyu) transitive †nidan
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 用い | もちい | motii |
| Continuative (連用形) | 用い | もちい | motii |
| Terminal (終止形) | 用ゆ | もちゆ | motiyu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 用ゆる | もちゆる | motiyuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 用ゆれ | もちゆれ | motiyure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 用いよ | もちいよ | motiiyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 用いず | もちいず | motiizu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 用ゆれど | もちゆれど | motiyuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 用ゆれば | もちゆれば | motiyureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 用いば | もちいば | motiiba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 用いき | もちいき | motiiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 用いけり | もちいけり | motiikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 用いつ | もちいつ | motiitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 用いぬ | もちいぬ | motiinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 用いたり | もちいたり | motiitari |
| Volitional | 用いむ | もちいむ | motiimu |