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Conjugation of Japanese verb 追う - chase - ou

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    o

    Meaning

    chase

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追う

    Reading

    おう
    ou

    Meaning

    to chase / does chase / will chase

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    追わない

    Reading

    おわない
    owanai

    Meaning

    to not chase / does not chase / will not chase

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追います

    Reading

    おいます
    oimasu

    Meaning

    to chase / does chase / will chase

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追いません

    Reading

    おいません
    oimasen

    Meaning

    to not chase / does not chase / will not chase

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追った

    Reading

    おった
    otta

    Meaning

    did chase

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    追わなかった

    Reading

    おわなかった
    owanakatta

    Meaning

    did not chase

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追いました

    Reading

    おいました
    oimashita

    Meaning

    did chase

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追いませんでした

    Reading

    おいませんでした
    oimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not chase

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追って

    Reading

    おって
    otte

    Meaning

    chase, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    追わないで

    Reading

    おわないで
    owanaide

    Meaning

    not chase, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    追わなくて

    Reading

    おわなくて
    owanakute

    Meaning

    not chase, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追いまして

    Reading

    おいまして
    oimashite

    Meaning

    chase, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追いませんで

    Reading

    おいませんで
    oimasende

    Meaning

    not chase, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    追え

    Reading

    おえ
    oe

    Meaning

    chase!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    追うな

    Reading

    おうな
    ouna

    Meaning

    do not chase!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追いなさい

    Reading

    おいなさい
    oinasai

    Meaning

    chase!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    追いなさるな

    Reading

    おいなさるな
    oinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not chase!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    追ってください

    Reading

    おってください
    ottekudasai

    Meaning

    please chase

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お追いください

    Reading

    おおいください
    ooikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly chase

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追わないでください

    Reading

    おわないでください
    owanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not chase

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お追いなさいませ

    Reading

    おおいなさいませ
    ooinasaimase

    Meaning

    please chase

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お追いなさいますな

    Reading

    おおいなさいますな
    ooinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not chase

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追っている

    Reading

    おっている
    otteiru

    Meaning

    is doing chase / is chase(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追っています

    Reading

    おっています
    otteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing chase / is chase(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追っていません

    Reading

    おっていません
    otteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing chase / is not chase(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追っていた

    Reading

    おっていた
    otteita

    Meaning

    was doing chase / was chase(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追っていました

    Reading

    おっていました
    otteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing chase / was chase(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追っていませんでした

    Reading

    おっていませんでした
    otteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing chase / was not chase(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追おう

    Reading

    おおう
    oou

    Meaning

    let's chase / will chase

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    追うまい

    Reading

    おうまい
    oumai

    Meaning

    let's not chase / will not chase

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追いましょう

    Reading

    おいましょう
    oimashou

    Meaning

    let's chase / will chase

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追いますまい

    Reading

    おいますまい
    oimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not chase / will not chase

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追うだろう

    Reading

    おうだろう
    oudarou

    Meaning

    will probably chase

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    追わないだろう

    Reading

    おわないだろう
    owanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not chase

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追うでしょう

    Reading

    おうでしょう
    oudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably chase

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追わないでしょう

    Reading

    おわないでしょう
    owanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not chase

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追っただろう

    Reading

    おっただろう
    ottadarou

    Meaning

    probably did chase

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    追わなかっただろう

    Reading

    おわなかっただろう
    owanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not chase

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追ったでしょう

    Reading

    おったでしょう
    ottadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did chase

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    おわなかったでしょう
    owanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not chase

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追えば

    Reading

    おえば
    oeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does chase

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    追わなければ

    Reading

    おわなければ
    owanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not chase

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追ったら

    Reading

    おったら
    ottara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did chase

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    追わなかったら

    Reading

    おわなかったら
    owanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not chase

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追いましたら

    Reading

    おいましたら
    oimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did chase

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追いませんでしたら

    Reading

    おいませんでしたら
    oimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not chase

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追える

    Reading

    おえる
    oeru

    Meaning

    can chase

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    追えない

    Reading

    おえない
    oenai

    Meaning

    cannot chase

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追えます

    Reading

    おえます
    oemasu

    Meaning

    can chase

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追えません

    Reading

    おえません
    oemasen

    Meaning

    cannot chase

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追わせる

    Reading

    おわせる
    owaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) chase

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    追わせない

    Reading

    おわせない
    owasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) chase

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追わせます

    Reading

    おわせます
    owasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) chase

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追わせません

    Reading

    おわせません
    owasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) chase

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追われる

    Reading

    おわれる
    owareru

    Meaning

    be chase

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    追われない

    Reading

    おわれない
    owarenai

    Meaning

    not be chase

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追われます

    Reading

    おわれます
    owaremasu

    Meaning

    be chase

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追われません

    Reading

    おわれません
    owaremasen

    Meaning

    not be chase

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    追ったり

    Reading

    おったり
    ottari

    Meaning

    did things like chase

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    追わなかったり

    Reading

    おわなかったり
    owanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like chase

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    追いましたり

    Reading

    おいましたり
    oimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like chase

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    追いませんでしたり

    Reading

    おいませんでしたり
    oimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like chase

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    追いたい

    Reading

    おたい
    otai

    Meaning

    want to chase

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    追いたくない

    Reading

    おたくない
    otakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to chase

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    追いたかった

    Reading

    おたかった
    otakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to chase

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    追いたくなかった

    Reading

    おたくなかった
    otakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to chase

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    追いたくて

    Reading

    おたくて
    otakute

    Meaning

    want to chase, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    追いたくなくて

    Reading

    おたくなくて
    otakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to chase, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    追いたく

    Reading

    おたく
    otaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to chase

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    追いたければ

    Reading

    おたければ
    otakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to chase

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    追いたくなければ

    Reading

    おたくなければ
    otakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to chase

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    追いたかったら

    Reading

    おたかったら
    otakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to chase

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    追いたくなかったら

    Reading

    おたくなかったら
    otakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to chase

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    追いたさ

    Reading

    おたさ
    otasa

    Meaning

    the desire to chase

Word Detail

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    追う

    Meaning

    Chase

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