萌ゆ
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 萌 |
| も Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi |
Etymology
From Old Japanese.
Possibly cognate with classical verb 燃ゆ (moyu), modern 燃える (moeru, “to burn; get fired up; light ablaze”).
Verb
萌ゆ • (moyu) intransitive †nidan
- (archaic) to bud, sprout
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- 春者毛要夏者緑丹紅之綵色尓所見秋山可聞 [Man'yōgana]
- 春は萌え夏は緑に紅のまだらに見ゆる秋の山かも [Modern spelling]
- haru wa moe natsu wa midori ni kurenai no madara ni miyuru aki no yama ka mo
- In spring, budding; in summer, green; and in autumn, the mountain is specked with crimson colors.
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Conjugation
Classical conjugation of "萌ゆ" (ヤ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 萌え | もえ | moe |
| Continuative (連用形) | 萌え | もえ | moe |
| Terminal (終止形) | 萌ゆ | もゆ | moyu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 萌ゆる | もゆる | moyuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 萌ゆれ | もゆれ | moyure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 萌えよ | もえよ | moeyo |
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| Negative | 萌えず | もえず | moezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 萌ゆれど | もゆれど | moyuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 萌ゆれば | もゆれば | moyureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 萌えば | もえば | moeba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 萌えき | もえき | moeki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 萌えけり | もえけり | moekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 萌えつ | もえつ | moetu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 萌えぬ | もえぬ | moenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 萌えたり | もえたり | moetari |
| Volitional | 萌えむ | もえむ | moemu |