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Japanese verb負う (ou) Conjugation
負う (ou) means “to carry on one's back, to bear, to shoulder”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 負わない and 負います, and the te-form is 負って. 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 carry on one's back, to bear, to shoulder
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 負う
- Reading
- おう
- Romaji
- ou
- Masu form
- 負います
- Nai form
- 負わない
- Te-form
- 負って
- Ta form
- 負った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 負う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 負わない |
| Polite | 負います |
| Polite negative | 負いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 負った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 負わなかった |
| Polite | 負いました |
| Polite negative | 負いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 負って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 負わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 負っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 負っていない |
| Polite | 負っています |
| Polite negative | 負っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 負いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 負いたくない |
| Polite | 負いたいです |
| Polite negative | 負いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 負おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 負いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 負え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 負うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 負ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 負わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 負える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 負えない |
| Polite | 負えます |
| Polite negative | 負えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 負えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 負わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 負ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 負わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 負われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 負われない |
| Polite | 負われます |
| Polite negative | 負われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 負わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 負わせない |
| Polite | 負わせます |
| Polite negative | 負わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 負わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 負わされない |
| Polite | 負わされます |
| Polite negative | 負わされません |
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About these tables
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