むとす

Japanese

Alternative forms

• んとす (n to su)

Etymology

Original form of んとする (n to suru). Compound of classical volitional auxiliary む (mu), quotation particle と (to), and verb す (su, “to do”), original form of する (suru, “to do”). む (mu) regularly contracted into ん (n) and is read as n in the modern language in Classical Japanese texts.

In Heian era speech, this would also sometimes contract into むず (muzu) or うず (uzu).

Phrase

むとす • (mu to su) 

1. (archaic) Alternative form of んとする (n to suru)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "むとす" (サ行変格活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	むとせ	むとせ	mu to se
Continuative (連用形)	むとし	むとし	mu to si
Terminal (終止形)	むとす	むとす	mu to su
Attributive (連体形)	むとする	むとする	mu to suru
Realis (已然形)	むとすれ	むとすれ	mu to sure
Imperative (命令形)	むとせよ	むとせよ	mu to seyo
Key constructions
Negative	むとせず	むとせず	mu to sezu
Contrasting conjunction	むとすれど	むとすれど	mu to suredo
Causal conjunction	むとすれば	むとすれば	mu to sureba
Conditional conjunction	むとせば	むとせば	mu to seba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	むとしき	むとしき	mu to siki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	むとしけり	むとしけり	mu to sikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	むとしつ	むとしつ	mu to situ
Perfect tense (natural event)	むとしぬ	むとしぬ	mu to sinu
Perfect-continuative tense	むとせり むとしたり	むとせり むとしたり	mu to seri mu to sitari
Volitional	むとせむ	むとせむ	mu to semu