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Conjugation of Japanese verb 構う - care, mind - kamau

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    かま
    kama

    Meaning

    care

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構う

    Reading

    かまう
    kamau

    Meaning

    to care / does care / will care

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    構わない

    Reading

    かまわない
    kamawanai

    Meaning

    to not care / does not care / will not care

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構います

    Reading

    かまいます
    kamaimasu

    Meaning

    to care / does care / will care

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構いません

    Reading

    かまいません
    kamaimasen

    Meaning

    to not care / does not care / will not care

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構った

    Reading

    かまった
    kamatta

    Meaning

    did care

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構わなかった

    Reading

    かまわなかった
    kamawanakatta

    Meaning

    did not care

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構いました

    Reading

    かまいました
    kamaimashita

    Meaning

    did care

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構いませんでした

    Reading

    かまいませんでした
    kamaimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not care

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構って

    Reading

    かまって
    kamatte

    Meaning

    care, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    構わないで

    Reading

    かまわないで
    kamawanaide

    Meaning

    not care, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    構わなくて

    Reading

    かまわなくて
    kamawanakute

    Meaning

    not care, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構いまして

    Reading

    かまいまして
    kamaimashite

    Meaning

    care, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構いませんで

    Reading

    かまいませんで
    kamaimasende

    Meaning

    not care, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    構え

    Reading

    かまえ
    kamae

    Meaning

    care!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    構うな

    Reading

    かまうな
    kamauna

    Meaning

    do not care!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構いなさい

    Reading

    かまいなさい
    kamainasai

    Meaning

    care!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構いなさるな

    Reading

    かまいなさるな
    kamainasaruna

    Meaning

    do not care!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    構ってください

    Reading

    かまってください
    kamattekudasai

    Meaning

    please care

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お構いください

    Reading

    おかまいください
    okamaikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly care

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構わないでください

    Reading

    かまわないでください
    kamawanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not care

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お構いなさいませ

    Reading

    おかまいなさいませ
    okamainasaimase

    Meaning

    please care

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お構いなさいますな

    Reading

    おかまいなさいますな
    okamainasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not care

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構っている

    Reading

    かまっている
    kamatteiru

    Meaning

    is doing care / is care(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構っています

    Reading

    かまっています
    kamatteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing care / is care(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構っていません

    Reading

    かまっていません
    kamatteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing care / is not care(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構っていた

    Reading

    かまっていた
    kamatteita

    Meaning

    was doing care / was care(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構っていました

    Reading

    かまっていました
    kamatteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing care / was care(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構っていませんでした

    Reading

    かまっていませんでした
    kamatteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing care / was not care(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構おう

    Reading

    かまおう
    kamaou

    Meaning

    let's care / will care

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構うまい

    Reading

    かまうまい
    kamaumai

    Meaning

    let's not care / will not care

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構いましょう

    Reading

    かまいましょう
    kamaimashou

    Meaning

    let's care / will care

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構いますまい

    Reading

    かまいますまい
    kamaimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not care / will not care

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構うだろう

    Reading

    かまうだろう
    kamaudarou

    Meaning

    will probably care

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構わないだろう

    Reading

    かまわないだろう
    kamawanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not care

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構うでしょう

    Reading

    かまうでしょう
    kamaudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably care

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構わないでしょう

    Reading

    かまわないでしょう
    kamawanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not care

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構っただろう

    Reading

    かまっただろう
    kamattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did care

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構わなかっただろう

    Reading

    かまわなかっただろう
    kamawanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not care

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構ったでしょう

    Reading

    かまったでしょう
    kamattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did care

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    かまわなかったでしょう
    kamawanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not care

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えば

    Reading

    かまえば
    kamaeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does care

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構わなければ

    Reading

    かまわなければ
    kamawanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not care

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構ったら

    Reading

    かまったら
    kamattara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did care

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構わなかったら

    Reading

    かまわなかったら
    kamawanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not care

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構いましたら

    Reading

    かまいましたら
    kamaimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did care

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構いませんでしたら

    Reading

    かまいませんでしたら
    kamaimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not care

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構える

    Reading

    かまえる
    kamaeru

    Meaning

    can care

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構えない

    Reading

    かまえない
    kamaenai

    Meaning

    cannot care

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えます

    Reading

    かまえます
    kamaemasu

    Meaning

    can care

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えません

    Reading

    かまえません
    kamaemasen

    Meaning

    cannot care

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構わせる

    Reading

    かまわせる
    kamawaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) care

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構わせない

    Reading

    かまわせない
    kamawasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) care

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構わせます

    Reading

    かまわせます
    kamawasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) care

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構わせません

    Reading

    かまわせません
    kamawasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) care

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構われる

    Reading

    かまわれる
    kamawareru

    Meaning

    be care

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構われない

    Reading

    かまわれない
    kamawarenai

    Meaning

    not be care

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構われます

    Reading

    かまわれます
    kamawaremasu

    Meaning

    be care

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構われません

    Reading

    かまわれません
    kamawaremasen

    Meaning

    not be care

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構ったり

    Reading

    かまったり
    kamattari

    Meaning

    did things like care

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構わなかったり

    Reading

    かまわなかったり
    kamawanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like care

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構いましたり

    Reading

    かまいましたり
    kamaimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like care

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構いませんでしたり

    Reading

    かまいませんでしたり
    kamaimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like care

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    構いたい

    Reading

    かまたい
    kamatai

    Meaning

    want to care

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    構いたくない

    Reading

    かまたくない
    kamatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to care

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    構いたかった

    Reading

    かまたかった
    kamatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to care

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    構いたくなかった

    Reading

    かまたくなかった
    kamatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to care

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    構いたくて

    Reading

    かまたくて
    kamatakute

    Meaning

    want to care, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    構いたくなくて

    Reading

    かまたくなくて
    kamatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to care, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    構いたく

    Reading

    かまたく
    kamataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to care

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    構いたければ

    Reading

    かまたければ
    kamatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to care

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    構いたくなければ

    Reading

    かまたくなければ
    kamatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to care

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    構いたかったら

    Reading

    かまたかったら
    kamatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to care

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    構いたくなかったら

    Reading

    かまたくなかったら
    kamatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to care

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    構いたさ

    Reading

    かまたさ
    kamatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to care

Word Detail

    word

    構う

    Meaning

    Care, Mind

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Structure, Care

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