淺す

See also: 浅す

Old Japanese

Etymology

The as- stem likely refers to “morning, after the dawn”; by extension, “early”.

Verb

淺す (asu) (kana あす)

1. (of a body of water) to dry up, become shallow
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 3, poem 292:
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     久方乃天之探女之石船乃泊師高津者淺爾家留香裳

     pi₁sakata no₂ Ama no₂ Sagume₁ ga ipapune no₂ patesi Takatu pa asenike₁ru ka mo

     The eternal Ama no Sagume [and her] rocky boat came to rest at Takatsu, drying it up.

Conjugation

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

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	淺せ	あせ	ase
Continuative (連用形)	淺せ	あせ	ase
Terminal (終止形)	淺す	あす	asu
Attributive (連体形)	淺する	あする	asuru
Realis (已然形)	淺すれ	あすれ	asure
Imperative (命令形)	淺せよ	あせよ	aseyo
Key constructions
Negative	淺せず	あせず	asezu
Contrasting conjunction	淺すれど	あすれど	asuredo
Causal conjunction	淺すれば	あすれば	asureba
Conditional conjunction	淺せば	あせば	aseba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	淺せき	あせき	aseki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	淺せけり	あせけり	asekeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	淺せつ	あせつ	asetu
Perfect tense (natural event)	淺せぬ	あせぬ	asenu
Perfect-continuative tense	淺せたり	あせたり	asetari
Volitional	淺せむ	あせむ	asemu

Descendants

• Japanese: 浅せる (aseru, “to dry up”), 褪せる (aseru, “to fade, discolor”)

Verb

淺す (asu) (kana あす)

1. to dry or shallow a body of water
   • c. 759, Man’yōshū, book 14, poem 3429:
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     等保都安布美伊奈佐保曾江乃水乎都久思安禮乎多能米弖安佐麻之物能乎

     To₂po-tu-apumi₁ Inasa-poso₂ye no₂ mi₁wotukusi are wo tano₂me₂te asamasi mono₂ wo

     O Tōtōmi’s narrow inlet Inasa with its channel-markers: I’d ask you to leave me dry!

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "淺す" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	淺さ	あさ	asa
Continuative (連用形)	淺し	あし	asi
Terminal (終止形)	淺す	あす	asu
Attributive (連体形)	淺す	あす	asu
Realis (已然形)	淺せ	あせ	ase
Imperative (命令形)	淺せ	あせ	ase
Key constructions
Negative	淺さず	あさず	asazu
Contrasting conjunction	淺せど	あせど	asedo
Causal conjunction	淺せば	あせば	aseba
Conditional conjunction	淺さば	あさば	asaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	淺しき	あしき	asiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	淺しけり	あしけり	asikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	淺しつ	あしつ	asitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	淺しぬ	あしぬ	asinu
Perfect-continuative tense	淺せり 淺したり	あせり あしたり	aseri asitari
Volitional	淺さむ	あさむ	asamu

Derived terms

• 淺し (asasi, “shallow”)

Descendants

• Japanese: 浅 (asa-)