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Japanese verb待ち構える (machikamaeru) Conjugation
待ち構える (machikamaeru) means “to lie in wait, to be on the watch, to wait”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 待ち構えます, 待ち構えない, 待ち構えて. 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 lie in wait, to be on the watch, to wait
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 待ち構える
- Reading
- まちかまえる
- Romaji
- machikamaeru
- Masu form
- 待ち構えます
- Nai form
- 待ち構えない
- Te-form
- 待ち構えて
- Ta form
- 待ち構えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 待ち構える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち構えない |
| Polite | 待ち構えます |
| Polite negative | 待ち構えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 待ち構えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち構えなかった |
| Polite | 待ち構えました |
| Polite negative | 待ち構えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 待ち構えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち構えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 待ち構えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち構えていない |
| Polite | 待ち構えています |
| Polite negative | 待ち構えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 待ち構えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち構えたくない |
| Polite | 待ち構えたいです |
| Polite negative | 待ち構えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 待ち構えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 待ち構えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 待ち構えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 待ち構えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 待ち構えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 待ち構えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 待ち構えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち構えられない |
| Polite | 待ち構えられます |
| Polite negative | 待ち構えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 待ち構えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち構えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 待ち構えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち構えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 待ち構えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち構えられない |
| Polite | 待ち構えられます |
| Polite negative | 待ち構えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 待ち構えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち構えさせない |
| Polite | 待ち構えさせます |
| Polite negative | 待ち構えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 待ち構えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち構えさせられない |
| Polite | 待ち構えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 待ち構えさせられません |
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