仕似す
Japanese edit
Etymology edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 仕 | 似 |
| し Grade: 3 (ateji) |
に Grade: 5 |
| kun’yomi | |
From す (su, “to do”, modern する) + 似す (nisu, “to imitate”, modern 似せる).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (archaic) to imitate
- (archaic) to succeed the occupation of one's parents
- (archaic) to run a business long trusted by consumers
Conjugation edit
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 仕似せ | しにせ | sinise |
| Continuative (連用形) | 仕似せ | しにせ | sinise |
| Terminal (終止形) | 仕似す | しにす | sinisu |
| Attributive (連体形) | 仕似する | しにする | sinisuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 仕似すれ | しにすれ | sinisure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 仕似せよ | しにせよ | siniseyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 仕似せず | しにせず | sinisezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 仕似すれど | しにすれど | sinisuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 仕似すれば | しにすれば | sinisureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 仕似せば | しにせば | siniseba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 仕似せき | しにせき | siniseki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 仕似せけり | しにせけり | sinisekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 仕似せつ | しにせつ | sinisetu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 仕似せぬ | しにせぬ | sinisenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 仕似せたり | しにせたり | sinisetari |
| Volitional | 仕似せむ | しにせむ | sinisemu |