たまふ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
給ふ
賜ふ

Verb

たまふ • (tamou) †yodan

  1. (honorific) to give; to grant
  2. (honorific) (to do something) for me/for us

Usage notes

  • This verb is commonly read with sound-change reading tamou rather than the modern reflex tamau. Compare 能(あた)う (atau > atou).

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "たまふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) たまは tamafa
Continuative (連用形) たまひ tamafi
Terminal (終止形) たまふ tamafu
Attributive (連体形) たまふ tamafu
Realis (已然形) たまへ tamafe
Imperative (命令形) たまへ tamafe
Key constructions
Negative たまはず tamafazu
Contrasting conjunction たまへど tamafedo
Causal conjunction たまへば tamafeba
Conditional conjunction たまはば tamafaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) たまひき tamafiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) たまひけり tamafikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) たまひつ tamafitu
Perfect tense (natural event) たまひぬ tamafinu
Perfect-continuative tense たまへり
たまひたり		 tamaferi
tamafitari
Volitional たまはむ tamafamu

See also

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