| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 茂 |
| しみ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 繁さぶ |
茂 (shimi, “growing thickly”, an element also found in 茂に (shimini)[1]) + さぶ (-sabu, “to act like, to become like (the noun suffixed)[1][2]”, a suffix which forms upper bigrade conjugation verbs from nouns,[1][2] superseded by さびる (-sabiru))
茂さぶ • (shimisabu) intransitive †nidan
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 茂さび | しみさび | simisabi |
| Continuative (連用形) | 茂さび | しみさび | simisabi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 茂さぶ | しみさぶ | simisabu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 茂さぶる | しみさぶる | simisaburu |
| Realis (已然形) | 茂さぶれ | しみさぶれ | simisabure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 茂さびよ | しみさびよ | simisabiyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 茂さびず | しみさびず | simisabizu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 茂さぶれど | しみさぶれど | simisaburedo |
| Causal conjunction | 茂さぶれば | しみさぶれば | simisabureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 茂さびば | しみさびば | simisabiba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 茂さびき | しみさびき | simisabiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 茂さびけり | しみさびけり | simisabikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 茂さびつ | しみさびつ | simisabitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 茂さびぬ | しみさびぬ | simisabinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 茂さびたり | しみさびたり | simisabitari |
| Volitional | 茂さびむ | しみさびむ | simisabimu |