ほし

Japanese

Etymology 1

Noun

ほし • (hoshi) 

1. 星: a stellar object, e.g. star, planet, satellite, or a comet

Proper noun

ほし • (Hoshi) 

1. 星: a surname

Etymology 2

Adjective

ほし • (hoshi) ^†-shiku

1. 欲し: (archaic, Classical Japanese) wanted, desired, needed (classical terminal form)

Inflection

Classical conjugation of "ほし" (シク活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	ほしく[1] ほしから[2]		fosiku fosikara
Continuative (連用形)	ほしく[1] ほしかり[2]		fosiku fosikari
Terminal (終止形)	ほし		fosi
Attributive (連体形)	ほしき ほしかる		fosiki fosikaru
Realis (已然形)	ほしけれ		fosikere
Imperative (命令形)	ほしかれ		fosikare
Key constructions
Negative	ほしからず		fosikarazu
Contrasting conjunction	ほしけれど		fosikeredo
Causal conjunction	ほしければ		fosikereba
Conditional conjunction	ほしくば		fosikuba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	ほしかりき		fosikariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	ほしかりけり		fosikarikeri
Adverbial	ほしく		fosiku

^[1]Without auxiliary verb.
^[2]With auxiliary verb.

Derived terms

• ほしい (hoshī, modern form)