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

• たまう (tamau, modern form)