尋ね求める · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 尋ね求める | 尋ね求めない |
| Polite | 尋ね求めます | 尋ね求めません |
| Past polite | 尋ね求めました | 尋ね求めませんでした |
| Past | 尋ね求めた | 尋ね求めなかった |
| Te-form | 尋ね求めて | 尋ね求めないで |
| Desire | 尋ね求めたい | 尋ね求めたくない |
| Potential | 尋ね求められるalso 尋ね求めれる | 尋ね求められないalso 尋ね求めれない |
| Passive | 尋ね求められる | 尋ね求められない |
| Causative | 尋ね求めさせる | 尋ね求めさせない |
| Causative passive | 尋ね求めさせられる | 尋ね求めさせられない |
| Volitional | 尋ね求めよう | |
| Polite volitional | 尋ね求めましょう | |
| Imperative | 尋ね求めろ | 尋ね求めるな |
| Conditional | 尋ね求めれば | 尋ね求めなければ |
| Tara conditional | 尋ね求めたら | 尋ね求めなかったら |
seek for; search for; look for
A somewhat literary or formal verb meaning to actively look for something, often with a sense of earnestness or thoroughness. Less common in casual speech than 探す.
He set out on a journey to seek the truth.
I frequented the library in search of old documents.