植う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
植
う Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *uwu.

Verb

植(う)う • (uu) transitive ^†nidan

1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to plant, raise
2. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to implant, insert
3. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to inoculate
4. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to instill (an ideology, value, etc.)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "植う" (ワ行下二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	植ゑ	うゑ	we
Continuative (連用形)	植ゑ	うゑ	we
Terminal (終止形)	植う	うう	uu
Attributive (連体形)	植うる	ううる	uuru
Realis (已然形)	植うれ	ううれ	uure
Imperative (命令形)	植ゑよ	うゑよ	weyo
Key constructions
Negative	植ゑず	うゑず	wezu
Contrasting conjunction	植うれど	ううれど	uuredo
Causal conjunction	植うれば	ううれば	uureba
Conditional conjunction	植ゑば	うゑば	weba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	植ゑき	うゑき	weki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	植ゑけり	うゑけり	wekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	植ゑつ	うゑつ	wetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	植ゑぬ	うゑぬ	wenu
Perfect-continuative tense	植ゑたり	うゑたり	wetari
Volitional	植ゑむ	うゑむ	wemu

Derived terms

• 植(う)える (ueru, modern form)