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Sentence

As the war dragged on, the villagers could not obtain food and collapsed from hunger.

Related words

飢うう

Hiragana
うう
Verb
Classical Japanese archaic

(Classical Japanese, archaic) to starve, be hungry

As the war dragged on, the villagers could not obtain food and collapsed from hunger.

Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this verb.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: 餓ゑ 饑ゑ
Connects to endings such as nai, reru, and seru.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: 餓ゑ 饑ゑ
Connects to endings such as masu, tai, and ta.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: 餓う 饑う
Ends a sentence and serves as the dictionary form.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: 餓うる 饑うる
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: 餓うれ 饑うれ
Combines with ba to express a condition.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: 餓ゑよ 饑ゑよ
Expresses a command or instruction.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: 餓ゑて 饑ゑて
Connects clauses with te.
Ta-form
Alternative: 餓ゑたり 饑ゑたり 飢ゑた
Expresses the past with ta.
Nai-form
Alternative: 餓ゑず 饑ゑず 飢ゑない
Expresses negation with nai.
Masu-form
Alternative: 餓ゑます 饑ゑます
Used for polite speech.
Ba-form
Alternative: 餓うれば 饑うれば 飢ゑば
Expresses a condition with ba.
Volitional form
Alternative: 餓ゑむ 饑ゑむ 飢ゑん
Expresses intention or invitation.
Notes
  • 古典語・文語の「飢う(うう)」はワ行下二段活用。未然形・連用形・命令形では歴史的仮名遣いで「ゑ」を用いる。
  • basic.katei は古典語の已然形に相当する形として「飢うれ」を入れた。

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