宿す|やどすyadosu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto house; to contain; to harbour (a feeling); to hold (e.g. dew on leaves)
- godan verb, transitive verbto carry (a baby); to be pregnant
- godan verb, transitive verbto give lodging to; to accommodate
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 宿す（やどす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 宿します（やどします） |
| Negative (nai) | 宿さない（やどさない） |
| polite (masen) | 宿しません（やどしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 宿さず・宿さぬ（やどさず・やどさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 宿した（やどした） |
| polite (mashita) | 宿しました（やどしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 宿さなかった（やどさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 宿しませんでした（やどしませんでした） |
| Te form | 宿して（やどして） |
| Potential | 宿せる（やどせる） |
| Passive | 宿される（やどされる） |
| Causative | 宿させる（やどさせる） |
| Causative passive | 宿させられる（やどさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 宿せば（やどせば） |
| tara | 宿したら（やどしたら） |
| Volitional | 宿そう（やどそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 宿しましょう（やどしましょう） |
| Imperative | 宿せ（やどせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
命が宿る
命を宿す
宿る focuses on the event or resulting state, while 宿す foregrounds the agent acting on something; compare 命が宿る and 命を宿す.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- RelatedはらむWrittenWritten register. Covers becoming pregnant, but also containing hidden danger, as in 「危険を孕む」; leans toward negative, latent risks.
- Related抱くいだくWrittenWritten register. To hold in one's arms or harbor feelings and thoughts, as in 「夢を抱く」; leans toward emotions and ideas.
- Related持つもつNeutralNeutral and the most general of the three: to hold or have. It lacks the sense of something dwelling within that 「宿す」 carries.
Use 「宿す」 for something harbored within — life, light, dew, feelings, as in 「命を宿す」「瞳に光を宿す」. For hidden risks use 「孕む」, for feelings and dreams 「抱く」; for plain having or holding, 「持つ」.
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Japanese definitions
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