用ゐる
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 用 |
| もち Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
Etymology
Compound of 持ち (mochi, “the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 持つ (motsu, “to have, hold”)”) + 率る (iru, “to bring along”).[1][2][3]
Verb
用ゐる • (mochiiru) ←もちゐる (motiwiru)?transitive ichidan (stem 用ゐ (mochii), past 用ゐた (mochiita))
- (archaic, obsolete) to use, make use of, utilize
- (archaic, obsolete) to adopt
- (archaic, obsolete) to employ
- (archaic, obsolete) to need
Conjugation
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 用ゐ | もちゐ | motiwi |
| Continuative (連用形) | 用ゐ | もちゐ | motiwi |
| Terminal (終止形) | 用ゐる | もちゐる | motiwiru |
| Attributive (連体形) | 用ゐる | もちゐる | motiwiru |
| Realis (已然形) | 用ゐれ | もちゐれ | motiwire |
| Imperative (命令形) | 用ゐよ | もちゐよ | motiwiyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 用ゐず | もちゐず | motiwizu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 用ゐれど | もちゐれど | motiwiredo |
| Causal conjunction | 用ゐれば | もちゐれば | motiwireba |
| Conditional conjunction | 用ゐば | もちゐば | motiwiba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 用ゐき | もちゐき | motiwiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 用ゐけり | もちゐけり | motiwikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 用ゐつ | もちゐつ | motiwitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 用ゐぬ | もちゐぬ | motiwinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 用ゐたり | もちゐたり | motiwitari |
| Volitional | 用ゐむ | もちゐむ | motiwimu |
Derived terms
- 用いる (mochiiru, modern form)
- 用ひる (mochiiru, attested in texts since before the Edo period)
- 心用ゐ (kokoromochii)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN