求めます（もとめます、motomemasu）
- to seek
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求めます (もとめます, romaji: motomemasu) means "to seek" in Japanese. It is a N3 Low-level Verb (group 2) word.
| Meaning: | to seek |
| Level: | N3 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 2) (下一段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：motomemasu
Hiragana：もとめます
Polite-form (ます形) | もとめます求めます。seek. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 求めるseek |
Connect-form (て形) | 求めて + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 求めないnot seek |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 求めたseeked |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 求める。seek. |
If-form (仮定形) | 求めればif seek |
Let's-form (意志形) | 求めよう !let's seek |
Command-form (命令形) | 求めろ !seek ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese verb 求めます （もとめます） means "to request," "to ask for," "to seek," "to demand," or "to want." The specific meaning depends on the context of the sentence. It can imply a strong desire, a formal request, or the act of searching for something. The base form of the verb is 求める （もとめる）. The form 求めます is the polite, -ます form.
⚫︎ 新しい情報を求めます Translation: I am seeking new information. ⚫︎ ご協力をお願いし、その目的を求めます Translation: We ask for your cooperation and seek the objective. ⚫︎ 彼女はより良い人生を求めています Translation: She is seeking a better life.
⚫︎ 求めます is used in formal or polite situations. ⚫︎ It is appropriate when making a request or expressing a desire in a polite way. ⚫︎ It can be used when seeking information, answers, or solutions. ⚫︎ The word is versatile and can apply to various types of requests or desires. You can use this for the work or study, or request to somebody. ⚫︎ It's also used to express a search, such as a search for information, or to search for an object.
⚫︎ The word is written as 求めます in Japanese, using the kanji 求 and the hiragana め and ます. ⚫︎ The kanji 求 itself means "to seek," "to request," or "to desire." ⚫︎ The base form, 求める, is used in plain/dictionary form. ⚫︎ Other conjugations include 求めない (negative), 求めた (past), 求めて (te-form). ⚫︎ The okurigana is め.
⚫︎ 頼む（たのむ）: to request, to ask (less formal) ⚫︎ 願う（ねがう）: to wish, to hope, to desire ⚫︎ 要求する（ようきゅうする): to demand, to request (formal) ⚫︎ 探す（さがす）: to look for, to search for (used for physical objects/places) ⚫︎ 求める itself could act as a synonym.
⚫︎ This word doesn't have a direct antonym. You can think of avoiding a request or not seeking something, but there isn't one single word that is an opposite.
この書類を提出する前に、署名を求めます。 ・Translation: We request a signature before submitting this document. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 求めます to express the formal request for a signature.
私たちは真実を求めます ・Translation: We seek the truth. ・Explanation: This sentence shows 求めます used to express a desire for something abstract, the truth.
The kanji 求 comes from the combination of two parts. The left part is 求, which portrays the act of seeking/pursuing. The word itself is of Japanese origin and has been used for centuries to express requests, desires, and searches.