お酌する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | お酌する | お酌しない |
| Polite | お酌します | お酌しません |
| Past polite | お酌しました | お酌しませんでした |
| Past | お酌した | お酌しなかった |
| Te-form | お酌して | お酌しないで |
| Desire | お酌したい | お酌したくない |
| Potential | お酌できる | お酌できない |
| Passive | お酌される | お酌されない |
| Causative | お酌させる | お酌させない |
| Causative passive | お酌させられる | お酌させられない |
| Volitional | お酌しよう | |
| Polite volitional | お酌しましょう | |
| Imperative | お酌しろ | お酌するな |
| Conditional | お酌すれば | お酌しなければ |
| Tara conditional | お酌したら | お酌しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
pouring alcohol (for someone)
Polite term for the act of pouring sake or other drinks for guests, often in a social or formal setting. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to pour drinks'.
At banquets, it's customary for junior staff to pour drinks for their bosses.
She is very good at pouring drinks.
person who pours drinks (typically a woman)
Refers to a person, usually a woman, whose role is to pour alcohol for guests at a party or in a traditional setting. Often implies a hostess or attendant.
At the traditional restaurant, a woman serving drinks carefully poured sake for us.
apprentice geisha; dancing girl
Historical or traditional term for a young woman training to be a geisha, often associated with serving drinks and performing dances. Now mostly encountered in period contexts.
In the old pleasure quarters, girls called oshaku trained as apprentice geisha.