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Japanese verb追う (ou) Conjugation
追う (ou) means “to chase, to run after, to pursue”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 追わない and 追います, and the te-form is 追って. 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 chase, to run after, to pursue
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 追う
- Reading
- おう
- Romaji
- ou
- Masu form
- 追います
- Nai form
- 追わない
- Te-form
- 追って
- Ta form
- 追った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 追う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追わない |
| Polite | 追います |
| Polite negative | 追いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 追った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追わなかった |
| Polite | 追いました |
| Polite negative | 追いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 追って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 追っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追っていない |
| Polite | 追っています |
| Polite negative | 追っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 追いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追いたくない |
| Polite | 追いたいです |
| Polite negative | 追いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 追おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 追いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 追え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 追うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 追ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 追わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 追える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追えない |
| Polite | 追えます |
| Polite negative | 追えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 追えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 追ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 追われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追われない |
| Polite | 追われます |
| Polite negative | 追われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 追わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追わせない |
| Polite | 追わせます |
| Polite negative | 追わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 追わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 追わされない |
| Polite | 追わされます |
| Polite negative | 追わされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 限る (kagiru)to restrict, to limit, to confine
- 示す (shimesu)to show, to demonstrate, to tell
- 贈る (okuru)to give, to present
- 奪う (ubau)to take, to take away, to snatch
- 追い込む (oikomu)to herd, to drive, to chase
- 踏まえる (fumaeru)to be based on
- 分ける (wakeru)to divide, to split, to part
- 離れる (hanareru)to be separated, to be apart, to be distant
- 運ぶ (hakobu)to carry, to transport, to move
- 応じる (oujiru)to respond, to answer, to reply
- 努める (tsutomeru)to endeavor, to endeavour, to try hard
About these tables
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