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Japanese verb漂う (tadayou) Conjugation
漂う (tadayou) means “to drift, to float”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 漂わない and 漂います, and the te-form is 漂って. 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 drift, to float
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 漂う
- Reading
- ただよう
- Romaji
- tadayou
- Masu form
- 漂います
- Nai form
- 漂わない
- Te-form
- 漂って
- Ta form
- 漂った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 漂う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 漂わない |
| Polite | 漂います |
| Polite negative | 漂いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 漂った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 漂わなかった |
| Polite | 漂いました |
| Polite negative | 漂いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 漂って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 漂わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 漂っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 漂っていない |
| Polite | 漂っています |
| Polite negative | 漂っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 漂いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 漂いたくない |
| Polite | 漂いたいです |
| Polite negative | 漂いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 漂おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 漂いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 漂え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 漂うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 漂ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 漂わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 漂える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 漂えない |
| Polite | 漂えます |
| Polite negative | 漂えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 漂えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 漂わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 漂ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 漂わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 漂われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 漂われない |
| Polite | 漂われます |
| Polite negative | 漂われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 漂わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 漂わせない |
| Polite | 漂わせます |
| Polite negative | 漂わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 漂わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 漂わされない |
| Polite | 漂わされます |
| Polite negative | 漂わされません |
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- 膨らむ (fukuramu)to expand, to swell, to get big
- 乱れる (midareru)to be disordered
- 励ます (hagemasu)to encourage, to cheer on, to cheer up
- 脅かす (odokasu)to threaten, to menace, to intimidate
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