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Japanese verb舞う (mau) Conjugation
舞う (mau) means “to dance”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 舞わない and 舞います, and the te-form is 舞って. 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 dance
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 舞う
- Reading
- まう
- Romaji
- mau
- Masu form
- 舞います
- Nai form
- 舞わない
- Te-form
- 舞って
- Ta form
- 舞った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 舞う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 舞わない |
| Polite | 舞います |
| Polite negative | 舞いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 舞った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 舞わなかった |
| Polite | 舞いました |
| Polite negative | 舞いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 舞って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 舞わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 舞っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 舞っていない |
| Polite | 舞っています |
| Polite negative | 舞っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 舞いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 舞いたくない |
| Polite | 舞いたいです |
| Polite negative | 舞いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 舞おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 舞いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 舞え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 舞うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 舞ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 舞わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 舞える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 舞えない |
| Polite | 舞えます |
| Polite negative | 舞えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 舞えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 舞わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 舞ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 舞わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 舞われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 舞われない |
| Polite | 舞われます |
| Polite negative | 舞われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 舞わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 舞わせない |
| Polite | 舞わせます |
| Polite negative | 舞わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 舞わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 舞わされない |
| Polite | 舞わされます |
| Polite negative | 舞わされません |
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- 問い合わせる (toiawaseru)to enquire, to inquire, to seek information
- 余る (amaru)to remain, to be left over, to be in excess
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