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Japanese verb払う (harau) Conjugation
払う (harau) means “to pay”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 払わない and 払います, and the te-form is 払って. 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 pay
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 払う
- Reading
- はらう
- Romaji
- harau
- Masu form
- 払います
- Nai form
- 払わない
- Te-form
- 払って
- Ta form
- 払った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 払う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 払わない |
| Polite | 払います |
| Polite negative | 払いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 払った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 払わなかった |
| Polite | 払いました |
| Polite negative | 払いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 払って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 払わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 払っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 払っていない |
| Polite | 払っています |
| Polite negative | 払っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 払いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 払いたくない |
| Polite | 払いたいです |
| Polite negative | 払いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 払おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 払いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 払え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 払うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 払ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 払わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 払える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 払えない |
| Polite | 払えます |
| Polite negative | 払えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 払えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 払わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 払ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 払わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 払われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 払われない |
| Polite | 払われます |
| Polite negative | 払われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 払わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 払わせない |
| Polite | 払わせます |
| Polite negative | 払わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 払わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 払わされない |
| Polite | 払わされます |
| Polite negative | 払わされません |
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