坐す

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 坐す – see the following entry.
ます
[suffix] expresses politeness toward and distance from the listener: vaguely similar to the social context indicated by the usted verb conjugation in Spanish, the vous conjugation in French, or the Sie conjugation in German
[suffix] (rare, humble) to do; expresses humbleness
Alternative spellings
在す,
(This term, 坐す, is an alternative spelling (rare, dated) of the above term.)

Old Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
座す

Verb

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坐す (masu) (kana ます)

  1. (honorific, intransitive) to be
  2. (honorific, intransitive) to come
  3. (honorific, intransitive) to go
  4. (honorific, auxiliary) attaches to 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem form) of a verb as an honorific applying to the other party engaging in the action of the verb

Conjugation

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