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Japanese verb構う (kamau) Conjugation
構う (kamau) means “to mind, to care about, to be concerned about”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 構わない and 構います, and the te-form is 構って. 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 mind, to care about, to be concerned about
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 構う
- Reading
- かまう
- Romaji
- kamau
- Masu form
- 構います
- Nai form
- 構わない
- Te-form
- 構って
- Ta form
- 構った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 構う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 構わない |
| Polite | 構います |
| Polite negative | 構いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 構った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 構わなかった |
| Polite | 構いました |
| Polite negative | 構いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 構って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 構わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 構っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 構っていない |
| Polite | 構っています |
| Polite negative | 構っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 構いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 構いたくない |
| Polite | 構いたいです |
| Polite negative | 構いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 構おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 構いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 構え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 構うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 構ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 構わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 構える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 構えない |
| Polite | 構えます |
| Polite negative | 構えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 構えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 構わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 構ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 構わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 構われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 構われない |
| Polite | 構われます |
| Polite negative | 構われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 構わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 構わせない |
| Polite | 構わせます |
| Polite negative | 構わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 構わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 構わされない |
| Polite | 構わされます |
| Polite negative | 構わされません |
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- 漬ける (tsukeru)to soak, to steep, to dip
- 破る (yaburu)to tear, to rip, to break
- 配る (kubaru)to distribute, to hand out, to deliver
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