| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 広し |
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | ひろく[1] ひろから[2] | firoku firokara | ||
| Continuative (連用形) | ひろく[1] ひろかり[2] | firoku firokari | ||
| Terminal (終止形) | ひろし | firosi | ||
| Attributive (連体形) | ひろき ひろかる | firoki firokaru | ||
| Realis (已然形) | ひろけれ | firokere | ||
| Imperative (命令形) | ひろかれ | firokare | ||
| Key constructions | ||||
| Negative | ひろからず | firokarazu | ||
| Contrasting conjunction | ひろけれど | firokeredo | ||
| Causal conjunction | ひろければ | firokereba | ||
| Conditional conjunction | ひろくば | firokuba | ||
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | ひろかりき | firokariki | ||
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | ひろかりけり | firokarikeri | ||
| Adverbial | ひろく | firoku | ||
| [1]Without auxiliary verb. [2]With auxiliary verb. | ||||
Various theories, the most common being anominalization of classical adjective広し(hiroshi) above, modern広い(hiroi,“spacious,vast,wide”).