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Japanese verb覆う (oou) Conjugation
覆う (oou) means “to cover, to hide, to conceal”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 覆わない and 覆います, and the te-form is 覆って. 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 cover, to hide, to conceal
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 覆う
- Reading
- おおう
- Romaji
- oou
- Masu form
- 覆います
- Nai form
- 覆わない
- Te-form
- 覆って
- Ta form
- 覆った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 覆う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆わない |
| Polite | 覆います |
| Polite negative | 覆いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 覆った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆わなかった |
| Polite | 覆いました |
| Polite negative | 覆いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 覆って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 覆っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆っていない |
| Polite | 覆っています |
| Polite negative | 覆っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 覆いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆いたくない |
| Polite | 覆いたいです |
| Polite negative | 覆いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 覆おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 覆いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 覆え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 覆うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 覆ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 覆わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 覆える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆えない |
| Polite | 覆えます |
| Polite negative | 覆えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 覆えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 覆ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 覆われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆われない |
| Polite | 覆われます |
| Polite negative | 覆われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 覆わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆わせない |
| Polite | 覆わせます |
| Polite negative | 覆わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 覆わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 覆わされない |
| Polite | 覆わされます |
| Polite negative | 覆わされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 争う (arasou)to compete, to contest, to contend
- 打ち出す (uchidasu)to emboss
- 渡す (watasu)to ferry across, to carry across, to traverse
- 募る (tsunoru)to become stronger
- 満たす (mitasu)to satisfy, to meet, to fulfill
- 話し合う (hanashiau)to discuss, to talk together
- 越える (koeru)to cross over, to cross, to pass through
- 乗せる (noseru)to place on
- 見つかる (mitsukaru)to be found, to be discovered
- 相手取る (aitedoru)to challenge, to take on an opponent
- 辞す (jisu)to take one's leave, to excuse oneself, to leave
- 隠す (kakusu)to hide, to conceal
About these tables
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