黙す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黙
もだ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
默す (kyūjitai)

Verb

黙(もだ)す • (modasu) godan (stem 黙(もだ)し (modashi), past 黙(もだ)した (modashita))

1. be silent
2. ignore

Conjugation

Conjugation of "黙す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	黙さ	黙sa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	黙し	黙shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	黙す	黙su
Rentaikei ("attributive")	黙す	黙su
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	黙せ	黙se
Meireikei ("imperative")	黙せ	黙se
Key constructions
Passive	黙される	黙sareru
Causative	黙させる 黙さす	黙saseru 黙sasu
Potential	黙せる	黙seru
Volitional	黙そう	黙sō
Negative	黙さない	黙sanai
Negative continuative	黙さず	黙sazu
Formal	黙します	黙shimasu
Perfective	黙した	黙shita
Conjunctive	黙して	黙shite
Hypothetical conditional	黙せば	黙seba

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

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	黙さ	もださ	modasa
Continuative (連用形)	黙し	もだし	modasi
Terminal (終止形)	黙す	もだす	modasu
Attributive (連体形)	黙す	もだす	modasu
Realis (已然形)	黙せ	もだせ	modase
Imperative (命令形)	黙せ	もだせ	modase
Key constructions
Negative	黙さず	もださず	modasazu
Contrasting conjunction	黙せど	もだせど	modasedo
Causal conjunction	黙せば	もだせば	modaseba
Conditional conjunction	黙さば	もださば	modasaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	黙しき	もだしき	modasiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	黙しけり	もだしけり	modasikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	黙しつ	もだしつ	modasitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	黙しぬ	もだしぬ	modasinu
Perfect-continuative tense	黙せり 黙したり	もだせり もだしたり	modaseri modasitari
Volitional	黙さむ	もださむ	modasamu