| Stem forms
|
| Irrealis (未然形)
|
尋ね |
たづね |
tadune
|
| Continuative (連用形)
|
尋ね |
たづね |
tadune
|
| Terminal (終止形)
|
尋ぬ |
たづぬ |
tadunu
|
| Attributive (連体形)
|
尋ぬる |
たづぬる |
tadunuru
|
| Realis (已然形)
|
尋ぬれ |
たづぬれ |
tadunure
|
| Imperative (命令形)
|
尋ねよ |
たづねよ |
taduneyo
|
| Key constructions
|
| Negative
|
尋ねず |
たづねず |
tadunezu
|
| Contrasting conjunction
|
尋ぬれど |
たづぬれど |
tadunuredo
|
| Causal conjunction
|
尋ぬれば |
たづぬれば |
tadunureba
|
| Conditional conjunction
|
尋ねば |
たづねば |
taduneba
|
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge)
|
尋ねき |
たづねき |
taduneki
|
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge)
|
尋ねけり |
たづねけり |
tadunekeri
|
| Perfect tense (conscious action)
|
尋ねつ |
たづねつ |
tadunetu
|
| Perfect tense (natural event)
|
尋ねぬ |
たづねぬ |
tadunenu
|
| Perfect-continuative tense
|
尋ねたり |
たづねたり |
tadunetari
|
| Volitional
|
尋ねむ |
たづねむ |
tadunemu
|
