給う
たもう
Also written 賜う
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to give (in dictionary, attributive, and continuative forms) See also: たまう.
- Suffix, Godan verb to do ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
Kanji
- 給 supply. Read as たもう.
Example sentences
- 我々に生命を与えた神は我々に同時に自由を与え給うた。
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. - 悪より救い出し給え。
Deliver us from evil. - 子供に少し愛情を注いで見給え、すると君におびただしい愛情が戻ってくる。
Give a little love to a child, and you get a great deal back. - 神、初めに天と地を創り給えり。
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. - 神よ、我が願いを聞き給え。
God, hear my plea.
Common phrases
- 与え給う (あたえたもう) to bestow (esp. of a god)