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Japanese verb通う (kayou) Conjugation
通う (kayou) means “to go to and from”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 通わない and 通います, and the te-form is 通って. 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 go to and from
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 通う
- Reading
- かよう
- Romaji
- kayou
- Masu form
- 通います
- Nai form
- 通わない
- Te-form
- 通って
- Ta form
- 通った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 通う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通わない |
| Polite | 通います |
| Polite negative | 通いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 通った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通わなかった |
| Polite | 通いました |
| Polite negative | 通いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 通って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 通っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通っていない |
| Polite | 通っています |
| Polite negative | 通っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 通いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通いたくない |
| Polite | 通いたいです |
| Polite negative | 通いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 通おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 通いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 通え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 通うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 通ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 通わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 通える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通えない |
| Polite | 通えます |
| Polite negative | 通えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 通えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 通ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 通われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通われない |
| Polite | 通われます |
| Polite negative | 通われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 通わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通わせない |
| Polite | 通わせます |
| Polite negative | 通わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 通わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 通わされない |
| Polite | 通わされます |
| Polite negative | 通わされません |
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- 書き込む (kakikomu)to fill in, to fill out
- 助ける (tasukeru)to save, to rescue, to spare
- 心得る (kokoroeru)to know, to understand, to be aware of
- 太い (futoi)fat, thick
- 築き上げる (kizukiageru)to build, to construct, to put up
- 伝わる (tsutawaru)to spread, to travel, to circulate
- 怒る (okoru)to get angry, to get mad, to lose one's temper
- 入り込む (hairikomu)to go into, to come into, to penetrate
- 薄い (usui)thin
- 抜け出す (nukedasu)to slip out, to sneak away, to break free
- 揺らぐ (yuragu)to swing, to sway, to shake
About these tables
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