also: そげん
遡源する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 遡源する | 遡源しない |
| Polite | 遡源します | 遡源しません |
| Past polite | 遡源しました | 遡源しませんでした |
| Past | 遡源した | 遡源しなかった |
| Te-form | 遡源して | 遡源しないで |
| Desire | 遡源したい | 遡源したくない |
| Potential | 遡源できる | 遡源できない |
| Passive | 遡源される | 遡源されない |
| Causative | 遡源させる | 遡源させない |
| Causative passive | 遡源させられる | 遡源させられない |
| Volitional | 遡源しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 遡源しましょう | |
| Imperative | 遡源しろ | 遡源するな |
| Conditional | 遡源すれば | 遡源しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 遡源したら | 遡源しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
going to the source; tracing to the origin
Formal or literary term for investigating the root or origin of something, often used in academic or philosophical contexts. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to trace back to the source'.
We need to trace the problem back to its source.
This research attempts to trace the origins of traditional culture.
Variant kanji form using 溯 instead of 遡; less common but attested.
Alternate reading そげん with variant kanji; very rare.