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