萌芽する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 萌芽する | 萌芽しない |
| Polite | 萌芽します | 萌芽しません |
| Past polite | 萌芽しました | 萌芽しませんでした |
| Past | 萌芽した | 萌芽しなかった |
| Te-form | 萌芽して | 萌芽しないで |
| Desire | 萌芽したい | 萌芽したくない |
| Potential | 萌芽できる | 萌芽できない |
| Passive | 萌芽される | 萌芽されない |
| Causative | 萌芽させる | 萌芽させない |
| Causative passive | 萌芽させられる | 萌芽させられない |
| Volitional | 萌芽しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 萌芽しましょう | |
| Imperative | 萌芽しろ | 萌芽するな |
| Conditional | 萌芽すれば | 萌芽しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 萌芽したら | 萌芽しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
germination; sprouting; budding
Literal botanical sense: the process by which a seed or bud begins to grow. Also used figuratively for the very early stage of something.
春になると、庭のあちこちで植物の萌芽が見られる。
In spring, you can see plants sprouting here and there in the garden.
The germ of a new technology emerged from this research.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
early sign; beginning; first appearance
Abstract use: the earliest stage or first faint sign of a phenomenon, movement, or trend. Often used in formal or written contexts.
Early signs of social unrest began to appear in various places.
In this work, one can already sense the beginnings of his later masterpiece.
The early signs of a new school of thought can be seen in this paper.
They want to nip the movement of opposition in the bud while it's still small.
The theory first emerged as nothing more than a simple hypothesis.