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Conjugation of Japanese verb 買う - buy - kau

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    ka

    Meaning

    buy

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買う

    Reading

    かう
    kau

    Meaning

    to buy / does buy / will buy

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    買わない

    Reading

    かわない
    kawanai

    Meaning

    to not buy / does not buy / will not buy

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買います

    Reading

    かいます
    kaimasu

    Meaning

    to buy / does buy / will buy

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買いません

    Reading

    かいません
    kaimasen

    Meaning

    to not buy / does not buy / will not buy

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買った

    Reading

    かった
    katta

    Meaning

    did buy

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    買わなかった

    Reading

    かわなかった
    kawanakatta

    Meaning

    did not buy

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買いました

    Reading

    かいました
    kaimashita

    Meaning

    did buy

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買いませんでした

    Reading

    かいませんでした
    kaimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not buy

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買って

    Reading

    かって
    katte

    Meaning

    buy, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    買わないで

    Reading

    かわないで
    kawanaide

    Meaning

    not buy, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    買わなくて

    Reading

    かわなくて
    kawanakute

    Meaning

    not buy, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買いまして

    Reading

    かいまして
    kaimashite

    Meaning

    buy, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買いませんで

    Reading

    かいませんで
    kaimasende

    Meaning

    not buy, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    買え

    Reading

    かえ
    kae

    Meaning

    buy!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    買うな

    Reading

    かうな
    kauna

    Meaning

    do not buy!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買いなさい

    Reading

    かいなさい
    kainasai

    Meaning

    buy!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    買いなさるな

    Reading

    かいなさるな
    kainasaruna

    Meaning

    do not buy!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    買ってください

    Reading

    かってください
    kattekudasai

    Meaning

    please buy

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お買いください

    Reading

    おかいください
    okaikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly buy

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買わないでください

    Reading

    かわないでください
    kawanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not buy

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お買いなさいませ

    Reading

    おかいなさいませ
    okainasaimase

    Meaning

    please buy

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お買いなさいますな

    Reading

    おかいなさいますな
    okainasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not buy

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買っている

    Reading

    かっている
    katteiru

    Meaning

    is doing buy / is buy(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買っています

    Reading

    かっています
    katteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing buy / is buy(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買っていません

    Reading

    かっていません
    katteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing buy / is not buy(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買っていた

    Reading

    かっていた
    katteita

    Meaning

    was doing buy / was buy(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買っていました

    Reading

    かっていました
    katteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing buy / was buy(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買っていませんでした

    Reading

    かっていませんでした
    katteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing buy / was not buy(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買おう

    Reading

    かおう
    kaou

    Meaning

    let's buy / will buy

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    買うまい

    Reading

    かうまい
    kaumai

    Meaning

    let's not buy / will not buy

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買いましょう

    Reading

    かいましょう
    kaimashou

    Meaning

    let's buy / will buy

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買いますまい

    Reading

    かいますまい
    kaimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not buy / will not buy

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買うだろう

    Reading

    かうだろう
    kaudarou

    Meaning

    will probably buy

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    買わないだろう

    Reading

    かわないだろう
    kawanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not buy

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買うでしょう

    Reading

    かうでしょう
    kaudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably buy

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買わないでしょう

    Reading

    かわないでしょう
    kawanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not buy

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買っただろう

    Reading

    かっただろう
    kattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did buy

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    買わなかっただろう

    Reading

    かわなかっただろう
    kawanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not buy

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買ったでしょう

    Reading

    かったでしょう
    kattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did buy

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    かわなかったでしょう
    kawanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not buy

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買えば

    Reading

    かえば
    kaeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does buy

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    買わなければ

    Reading

    かわなければ
    kawanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not buy

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買ったら

    Reading

    かったら
    kattara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did buy

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    買わなかったら

    Reading

    かわなかったら
    kawanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not buy

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買いましたら

    Reading

    かいましたら
    kaimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did buy

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買いませんでしたら

    Reading

    かいませんでしたら
    kaimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not buy

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買える

    Reading

    かえる
    kaeru

    Meaning

    can buy

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    買えない

    Reading

    かえない
    kaenai

    Meaning

    cannot buy

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買えます

    Reading

    かえます
    kaemasu

    Meaning

    can buy

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買えません

    Reading

    かえません
    kaemasen

    Meaning

    cannot buy

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買わせる

    Reading

    かわせる
    kawaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) buy

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    買わせない

    Reading

    かわせない
    kawasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) buy

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買わせます

    Reading

    かわせます
    kawasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) buy

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買わせません

    Reading

    かわせません
    kawasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) buy

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買われる

    Reading

    かわれる
    kawareru

    Meaning

    be buy

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    買われない

    Reading

    かわれない
    kawarenai

    Meaning

    not be buy

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買われます

    Reading

    かわれます
    kawaremasu

    Meaning

    be buy

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買われません

    Reading

    かわれません
    kawaremasen

    Meaning

    not be buy

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    買ったり

    Reading

    かったり
    kattari

    Meaning

    did things like buy

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    買わなかったり

    Reading

    かわなかったり
    kawanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like buy

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    買いましたり

    Reading

    かいましたり
    kaimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like buy

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    買いませんでしたり

    Reading

    かいませんでしたり
    kaimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like buy

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    買いたい

    Reading

    かたい
    katai

    Meaning

    want to buy

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    買いたくない

    Reading

    かたくない
    katakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to buy

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    買いたかった

    Reading

    かたかった
    katakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to buy

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    買いたくなかった

    Reading

    かたくなかった
    katakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to buy

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    買いたくて

    Reading

    かたくて
    katakute

    Meaning

    want to buy, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    買いたくなくて

    Reading

    かたくなくて
    katakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to buy, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    買いたく

    Reading

    かたく
    kataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to buy

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    買いたければ

    Reading

    かたければ
    katakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to buy

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    買いたくなければ

    Reading

    かたくなければ
    katakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to buy

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    買いたかったら

    Reading

    かたかったら
    katakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to buy

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    買いたくなかったら

    Reading

    かたくなかったら
    katakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to buy

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    買いたさ

    Reading

    かたさ
    katasa

    Meaning

    the desire to buy

Word Detail

    word

    買う

    Meaning

    Buy

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Buy

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