also: まつる
奉る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 奉る | 奉らない |
| Polite | 奉ります | 奉りません |
| Past polite | 奉りました | 奉りませんでした |
| Past | 奉った | 奉らなかった |
| Te-form | 奉って | 奉らないで |
| Desire | 奉りたい | 奉りたくない |
| Potential | 奉れる | 奉れない |
| Passive | 奉られる | 奉られない |
| Causative | 奉らせる | 奉らせない |
| Causative passive | 奉らせられるalso 奉らされる | 奉らせられないalso 奉らされない |
| Volitional | 奉ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 奉りましょう | |
| Imperative | 奉れ | 奉るな |
| Conditional | 奉れば | 奉らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 奉ったら | 奉らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Humble verb used when the speaker humbly offers something to a superior, a deity, or an honored person. Common in historical or formal contexts.
I humbly offer a votive offering before the deity.
I humbly presented a sword to my lord.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
set up in a high position; revere from afar
Used for placing someone in a high, often nominal, position while keeping them at a respectful distance. Common in historical or political contexts.
We decided to set him up as chairman (while keeping real power elsewhere).
People revered him as a hero from afar.
auxiliary verb, godan verb (-ru)
do respectfully (humble auxiliary)
Humble auxiliary verb attached to the continuative form of another verb, indicating that the action is performed humbly for a superior. Archaic or highly formal in modern Japanese.
I humbly present you with this letter.
I humbly offer my congratulations.
Rare reading; the same kanji is usually read たてまつる. This reading is archaic or limited to specific contexts.
Alternate kanji for offering, but 奉る is far more common.