捧ぐ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ささ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese verb 捧ぐ (sasagu), a contraction of 差し上ぐ (sasiagu), whence also modern Japanese 差し上げる (sashiageru).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) さぐ [sàságú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [sa̠sa̠ɡɯ̟]

Verb

(ささ) • (sasagutransitive nidan

  1. (literary) synonym of 捧げる (sasageru)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "捧ぐ" (ガ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 捧げ ささげ sasage
Continuative (連用形) 捧げ ささげ sasage
Terminal (終止形) 捧ぐ ささぐ sasagu
Attributive (連体形) 捧ぐる ささぐる sasaguru
Realis (已然形) 捧ぐれ ささぐれ sasagure
Imperative (命令形) 捧げよ ささげよ sasageyo
Key constructions
Negative 捧げず ささげず sasagezu
Contrasting conjunction 捧ぐれど ささぐれど sasaguredo
Causal conjunction 捧ぐれば ささぐれば sasagureba
Conditional conjunction 捧げば ささげば sasageba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 捧げき ささげき sasageki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 捧げけり ささげけり sasagekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 捧げつ ささげつ sasagetu
Perfect tense (natural event) 捧げぬ ささげぬ sasagenu
Perfect-continuative tense 捧げたり ささげたり sasagetari
Volitional 捧げむ ささげむ sasagemu

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN