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Japanese verb洗う (arau) Conjugation
洗う (arau) means “to wash”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 洗わない and 洗います, and the te-form is 洗って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to wash
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 洗う
- Reading
- あらう
- Romaji
- arau
- Masu form
- 洗います
- Nai form
- 洗わない
- Te-form
- 洗って
- Ta form
- 洗った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 洗う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 洗わない |
| Polite | 洗います |
| Polite negative | 洗いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 洗った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 洗わなかった |
| Polite | 洗いました |
| Polite negative | 洗いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 洗って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 洗わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 洗っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 洗っていない |
| Polite | 洗っています |
| Polite negative | 洗っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 洗いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 洗いたくない |
| Polite | 洗いたいです |
| Polite negative | 洗いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 洗おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 洗いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 洗え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 洗うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 洗ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 洗わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 洗える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 洗えない |
| Polite | 洗えます |
| Polite negative | 洗えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 洗えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 洗わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 洗ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 洗わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 洗われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 洗われない |
| Polite | 洗われます |
| Polite negative | 洗われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 洗わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 洗わせない |
| Polite | 洗わせます |
| Polite negative | 洗わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 洗わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 洗わされない |
| Polite | 洗わされます |
| Polite negative | 洗わされません |
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- 答える (kotaeru)to answer
- 貸す (kasu)to lend
- 借りる (kariru)to borrow
- 返す (kaesu)to give back
- 浴びる (abiru)to take (a shower)
- 歌う (utau)to sing
- 弾く (hiku)to play (an instrument)
- 撮る (toru)to take (a photo)
- 押す (osu)to push, to press
- 引く (hiku)to pull
About these tables
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