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給う · godan verb (-u, special)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	給たもう	給たもわない
Polite	給たもいます	給たもいません
Past polite	給たもいました	給たもいませんでした
Past	給たもうた	給たもわなかった
Te-form	給たもうて	給たもわないで
Desire	給たもいたい	給たもいたくない
Potential	給たもえる	給たもえない
Passive	給たもわれる	給たもわれない
Causative	給たもわせる	給たもわせない
Causative passive	給たもわせられるalso 給たもわされる	給たもわせられないalso 給たもわされない
Volitional	給たもおう
Polite volitional	給たもいましょう
Imperative	給たもえ	給たもうな
Conditional	給たもえば	給たもわなければ
Tara conditional	給たもうたら	給たもわなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-u, special), transitive verb

to give; to grant; to bestow

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Honorific verb used when a superior or deity gives something to the speaker or a third party. Typically appears in dictionary, attributive, and continuative forms. Archaic in modern speech; mainly found in classical texts, prayers, or set phrases.

Kanji

給salary, wage, gift
賜grant, gift, boon

Related words

給たまう
たまう is the classical form; たもう is a later variant with the same meaning and usage.
下くださる
Modern honorific verb for 'to give' (from a superior to the speaker or in-group). 給う is archaic and more formal.
お～になる
Modern honorific construction equivalent to the suffix 給う. 給う is archaic and attaches directly to the verb stem.

Word family

与あたえ給たもう
bestow; grant

Written forms

給たもう
Standard kanji form for the honorific verb 'to give' and the auxiliary suffix.
賜たもう
Alternate kanji form, more formal and less common; often seen in classical or literary contexts.

Etymology

The form たもう is the modern kana representation of classical 給ふ, an honorific verb meaning “to grant” and an auxiliary marking respect toward the subject.