慕います（したいます、shitaimasu）
- to look up to
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慕います (したいます, romaji: shitaimasu) means "to look up to" in Japanese. It is a N1 High-level Verb (group 1) word.
| Meaning: | to look up to |
| Level: | N1 High |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 1) (五段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：shitaimasu
Hiragana：したいます
Polite-form (ます形) | したいます慕います。look up to. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 慕うlook up to |
Connect-form (て形) | 慕って + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 慕わないnot look up to |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 慕ったlook up toed |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 慕う。look up to. |
If-form (仮定形) | 慕えばif look up to |
Let's-form (意志形) | 慕おう !let's look up to |
Command-form (命令形) | 慕え !look up to ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 慕います (慕います) means to yearn for, to long for, to miss, to adore, or to have a deep affection for someone or something. It implies a feeling of longing and often respect or admiration. It often suggests a desire to be near or to emulate the person or thing being 慕います.
⚫︎先生を慕います。 Translation: I admire my teacher. ⚫︎ふるさとの家を慕います。 Translation: I miss my hometown. ⚫︎彼女は憧れの先輩を慕います。 Translation: She adores the senior she looks up to.
⚫︎ 慕います (慕います) is a formal verb and is typically used in more formal settings or when expressing strong feelings. ⚫︎ It can be used to describe feelings towards people (family members, teachers, mentors, etc.) or places (hometowns, favorite locations). ⚫︎ The subject of the verb is usually the person who is experiencing the feeling of longing or admiration.
⚫︎ The word is typically written in kanji as 慕います, but the reading is したいます. ⚫︎ The base form is 慕う (shita-u). The ます-form, 慕います, is the most commonly used form in polite conversation. ⚫︎ The okurigana (hiragana following the kanji) is always います.
⚫︎ 恋しい (koishii) - to miss, to long for (usually for a person or place). ⚫︎ 懐かしい (natsukashii) - nostalgic, missed (especially for a past time or place). ⚫︎ 憧れる (akogare-ru) - to admire, to yearn for. ⚫︎ 恋する (koi-suru) - to be in love (this has a romantic connotation). ⚫︎ 思う (omou) - to think of, to feel (this is a more general term).
There isn't a direct antonym, but words that express dislike or aversion could be considered opposites. ⚫︎ 嫌う (kirau) - to dislike, to hate. ⚫︎ 軽蔑する (keibetsu suru) - to despise, to scorn.
彼女は尊敬する上司を慕います。 ・Translation: She admires her respected boss. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates the use of 慕います to express feelings of admiration and respect for a superior.
遠い故郷の家族を慕います。 ・Translation: I miss my family in my distant hometown. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates how 慕います can be used to express longing and affection for family.
The kanji 慕 (mo) means to long for, to yearn for, or to be attached to. The verb form comes from this kanji. It suggests the idea of drawing close to someone or something out of affection or admiration.