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