ごわす
Japanese
Etymology
Sound change from 御座ります (gozarimasu, “to exist”, honorific form) → ござんす (gozansu) → ごわんす (gowansu) → ごわす (gowasu).
Pronunciation
Verb
ごわす • (gowasu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of "ごわす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | ごわせ | ごわせ | gowase
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | ごわし | ごわし | gowashi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal") | ごわす | ごわす | gowasu
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| Rentaikei ("attributive") | ごわす | ごわす | gowasu
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | ごわせ | ごわせ | gowase
|
| Meireikei ("imperative") | - | -
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| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | - | -
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| Causative | - | -
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| Potential | - | -
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| Volitional | ごわしょう | ごわしょう | gowashō
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| Negative | ごわせん | ごわせん | gowasen
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| Negative continuative | ごわせず | ごわせず | gowasezu
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| Formal | - | -
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| Perfective | ごわした | ごわした | gowashita
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| Conjunctive | ごわして | ごわして | gowashite
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| Hypothetical conditional | ごわせば | ごわせば | gowaseba |