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Japanese verb襲う (osou) Conjugation
襲う (osou) means “to attack, to assail, to make an assault”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 襲わない and 襲います, and the te-form is 襲って. 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 attack, to assail, to make an assault
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 襲う
- Reading
- おそう
- Romaji
- osou
- Masu form
- 襲います
- Nai form
- 襲わない
- Te-form
- 襲って
- Ta form
- 襲った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 襲う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 襲わない |
| Polite | 襲います |
| Polite negative | 襲いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 襲った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 襲わなかった |
| Polite | 襲いました |
| Polite negative | 襲いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 襲って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 襲わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 襲っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 襲っていない |
| Polite | 襲っています |
| Polite negative | 襲っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 襲いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 襲いたくない |
| Polite | 襲いたいです |
| Polite negative | 襲いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 襲おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 襲いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 襲え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 襲うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 襲ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 襲わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 襲える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 襲えない |
| Polite | 襲えます |
| Polite negative | 襲えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 襲えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 襲わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 襲ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 襲わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 襲われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 襲われない |
| Polite | 襲われます |
| Polite negative | 襲われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 襲わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 襲わせない |
| Polite | 襲わせます |
| Polite negative | 襲わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 襲わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 襲わされない |
| Polite | 襲わされます |
| Polite negative | 襲わされません |
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- 詳しい (kuwashii)detailed, full, minute
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- 広げる (hirogeru)to spread, to extend, to expand
- 結ぶ (musubu)to tie, to bind, to link
- 見込む (mikomu)to anticipate, to expect, to estimate
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