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Japanese verb救う (sukuu) Conjugation
救う (sukuu) means “to rescue, to save, to help”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 救わない and 救います, and the te-form is 救って. 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 rescue, to save, to help
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 救う
- Reading
- すくう
- Romaji
- sukuu
- Masu form
- 救います
- Nai form
- 救わない
- Te-form
- 救って
- Ta form
- 救った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 救う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 救わない |
| Polite | 救います |
| Polite negative | 救いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 救った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 救わなかった |
| Polite | 救いました |
| Polite negative | 救いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 救って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 救わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 救っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 救っていない |
| Polite | 救っています |
| Polite negative | 救っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 救いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 救いたくない |
| Polite | 救いたいです |
| Polite negative | 救いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 救おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 救いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 救え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 救うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 救ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 救わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 救える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 救えない |
| Polite | 救えます |
| Polite negative | 救えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 救えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 救わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 救ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 救わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 救われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 救われない |
| Polite | 救われます |
| Polite negative | 救われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 救わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 救わせない |
| Polite | 救わせます |
| Polite negative | 救わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 救わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 救わされない |
| Polite | 救わされます |
| Polite negative | 救わされません |
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- 喜ぶ (yorokobu)to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased
- 起こる (okoru)to occur, to happen
- 思い出す (omoidasu)to recall, to remember, to recollect
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- 振り回す (furimawasu)to wield, to brandish, to flourish
- 成り立つ (naritatsu)to consist of
- 定める (sadameru)to decide, to determine
- 逃げる (nigeru)to run away, to flee, to get away
About these tables
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