むとす

Japanese

Alternative forms

んとす (n to su)

Etymology

Original form of んとする (n to suru). Compound of classical volitional auxiliary む (mu), quotation particle と (to), and verb す (su, “to do”), original form of する (suru, “to do”). む (mu) regularly contracted into ん (n) and is read as n in the modern language in Classical Japanese texts.

In Heian era speech, this would also sometimes contract into むず (muzu) or うず (uzu).

Phrase

むとす • (mu to su)

(archaic) Alternative form of んとする (n to suru)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "むとす" (サ行変格活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	むとせ	んとせ	n to se
Continuative (連用形)	むとし	んとし	n to si
Terminal (終止形)	むとす	んとす	n to su
Attributive (連体形)	むとする	んとする	n to suru
Realis (已然形)	むとすれ	んとすれ	n to sure
Imperative (命令形)	むとせよ	んとせよ	n to seyo
Key constructions
Negative	むとせず	んとせず	n to sezu
Contrasting conjunction	むとすれど	んとすれど	n to suredo
Causal conjunction	むとすれば	んとすれば	n to sureba
Conditional conjunction	むとせば	んとせば	n to seba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	むとしき	んとしき	n to siki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	むとしけり	んとしけり	n to sikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	むとしつ	んとしつ	n to situ
Perfect tense (natural event)	むとしぬ	んとしぬ	n to sinu
Perfect-continuative tense	むとせりむとしたり	んとせりんとしたり	n to seri n to sitari
Volitional	むとせむ	んとせむ	n to semu