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