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Japanese verb嫌う (kirau) Conjugation
嫌う (kirau) means “to hate, to dislike, to loathe”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 嫌わない and 嫌います, and the te-form is 嫌って. 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 hate, to dislike, to loathe
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 嫌う
- Reading
- きらう
- Romaji
- kirau
- Masu form
- 嫌います
- Nai form
- 嫌わない
- Te-form
- 嫌って
- Ta form
- 嫌った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 嫌う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 嫌わない |
| Polite | 嫌います |
| Polite negative | 嫌いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 嫌った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 嫌わなかった |
| Polite | 嫌いました |
| Polite negative | 嫌いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 嫌って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 嫌わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 嫌っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 嫌っていない |
| Polite | 嫌っています |
| Polite negative | 嫌っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 嫌いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 嫌いたくない |
| Polite | 嫌いたいです |
| Polite negative | 嫌いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 嫌おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 嫌いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 嫌え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 嫌うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 嫌ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 嫌わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 嫌える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 嫌えない |
| Polite | 嫌えます |
| Polite negative | 嫌えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 嫌えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 嫌わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 嫌ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 嫌わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 嫌われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 嫌われない |
| Polite | 嫌われます |
| Polite negative | 嫌われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 嫌わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 嫌わせない |
| Polite | 嫌わせます |
| Polite negative | 嫌わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 嫌わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 嫌わされない |
| Polite | 嫌わされます |
| Polite negative | 嫌わされません |
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- 押し入る (oshiiru)to push in, to force into, to break in
- 楽しむ (tanoshimu)to enjoy
- 驚かす (odorokasu)to surprise, to frighten, to create a stir
- 見える (mieru)to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight
- 見極める (mikiwameru)to watch to the end
- 限りない (kagirinai)unlimited, endless, boundless
- 呼びかける (yobikakeru)to call out to, to hail, to address
- 交える (majieru)to mix, to combine, to include
- 細い (hosoi)thin, slender, fine
About these tables
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