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Japanese verb抱える (kakaeru) Conjugation
抱える (kakaeru) means “to hold in one's arms”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 抱えます, 抱えない, 抱えて. 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 hold in one's arms
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 抱える
- Reading
- かかえる
- Romaji
- kakaeru
- Masu form
- 抱えます
- Nai form
- 抱えない
- Te-form
- 抱えて
- Ta form
- 抱えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 抱える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抱えない |
| Polite | 抱えます |
| Polite negative | 抱えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 抱えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抱えなかった |
| Polite | 抱えました |
| Polite negative | 抱えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 抱えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抱えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 抱えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抱えていない |
| Polite | 抱えています |
| Polite negative | 抱えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 抱えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抱えたくない |
| Polite | 抱えたいです |
| Polite negative | 抱えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 抱えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 抱えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 抱えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 抱えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 抱えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 抱えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 抱えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抱えられない |
| Polite | 抱えられます |
| Polite negative | 抱えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 抱えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抱えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 抱えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抱えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 抱えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抱えられない |
| Polite | 抱えられます |
| Polite negative | 抱えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 抱えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抱えさせない |
| Polite | 抱えさせます |
| Polite negative | 抱えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 抱えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 抱えさせられない |
| Polite | 抱えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 抱えさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- しはらう (shiharau)to pay
- 受け入れる (ukeireru)to accept, to receive, to agree
- 相次ぐ (aitsugu)to follow in succession
- 美しい (utsukushii)beautiful, pretty, lovely
- 幅広い (habahiroi)extensive, wide, broad
- 崩れる (kuzureru)to collapse, to crumble
- 頼む (tanomu)to request, to beg, to ask
- 流す (nagasu)to drain, to pour, to run
- 押さえる (osaeru)to pin down, to hold down, to press down
- 良い (yoi)good, excellent, fine
- 余儀ない (yoginai)unavoidable, inevitable, beyond one's control
- 感じる (kanjiru)to feel, to sense, to experience
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