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