Re: more intransitive verb business (Jim Breen)

Chris Kern wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 02:21:45 GMT, Bart Mathias <mathias@xxxxxxxxxx>
> posted the following:
>
> [...]
>>I don't understand how 使う could be 仕ふ」の他動詞形, given that they
>>are both the same 形.
>
> [...]
> The pattern seems to be that the old kana spelling is used if the verb
> itself is archaic,.

<slap-on-forehead>Ouch! Of course!</slap-on-forehead>

Would you believe I didn't even notice that one was う and the other was
ふ until now?

Bart
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