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Conjugation of Japanese verb 怖がる - fear - kowagaru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    怖が

    Reading

    こわが
    kowaga

    Meaning

    fear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がる

    Reading

    こわがる
    kowagaru

    Meaning

    to fear / does fear / will fear

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がない

    Reading

    こわがない
    kowaganai

    Meaning

    to not fear / does not fear / will not fear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がます

    Reading

    こわがます
    kowagamasu

    Meaning

    to fear / does fear / will fear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がません

    Reading

    こわがません
    kowagamasen

    Meaning

    to not fear / does not fear / will not fear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がた

    Reading

    こわがた
    kowagata

    Meaning

    did fear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がなかった

    Reading

    こわがなかった
    kowaganakatta

    Meaning

    did not fear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がました

    Reading

    こわがました
    kowagamashita

    Meaning

    did fear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がませんでした

    Reading

    こわがませんでした
    kowagamasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not fear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がて

    Reading

    こわがて
    kowagate

    Meaning

    fear, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    怖がないで

    Reading

    こわがないで
    kowaganaide

    Meaning

    not fear, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    怖がなくて

    Reading

    こわがなくて
    kowaganakute

    Meaning

    not fear, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がまして

    Reading

    こわがまして
    kowagamashite

    Meaning

    fear, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がませんで

    Reading

    こわがませんで
    kowagamasende

    Meaning

    not fear, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    怖がろ

    Reading

    こわがろ
    kowagaro

    Meaning

    fear!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    怖がよ

    Reading

    こわがよ
    kowagayo

    Meaning

    fear! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がるな

    Reading

    こわがるな
    kowagaruna

    Meaning

    do not fear!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がなさい

    Reading

    こわがなさい
    kowaganasai

    Meaning

    fear!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がなさるな

    Reading

    こわがなさるな
    kowaganasaruna

    Meaning

    do not fear!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    怖がてください

    Reading

    こわがてください
    kowagatekudasai

    Meaning

    please fear

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お怖がください

    Reading

    おこわがください
    okowagakudasai

    Meaning

    kindly fear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がないでください

    Reading

    こわがないでください
    kowaganaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not fear

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お怖がなさいませ

    Reading

    おこわがなさいませ
    okowaganasaimase

    Meaning

    please fear

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お怖がなさいますな

    Reading

    おこわがなさいますな
    okowaganasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not fear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がている

    Reading

    こわがている
    kowagateiru

    Meaning

    is doing fear / is fear(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がています

    Reading

    こわがています
    kowagateimasu

    Meaning

    is doing fear / is fear(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がていません

    Reading

    こわがていません
    kowagateimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing fear / is not fear(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がていた

    Reading

    こわがていた
    kowagateita

    Meaning

    was doing fear / was fear(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がていました

    Reading

    こわがていました
    kowagateimashita

    Meaning

    was doing fear / was fear(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がていませんでした

    Reading

    こわがていませんでした
    kowagateimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing fear / was not fear(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がよう

    Reading

    こわがよう
    kowagayou

    Meaning

    let's fear / will fear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がまい

    Reading

    こわがまい
    kowagamai

    Meaning

    let's not fear / will not fear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がましょう

    Reading

    こわがましょう
    kowagamashou

    Meaning

    let's fear / will fear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がますまい

    Reading

    こわがますまい
    kowagamasumai

    Meaning

    let's not fear / will not fear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がるだろう

    Reading

    こわがるだろう
    kowagarudarou

    Meaning

    will probably fear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がないだろう

    Reading

    こわがないだろう
    kowaganaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not fear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がるでしょう

    Reading

    こわがるでしょう
    kowagarudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably fear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がないでしょう

    Reading

    こわがないでしょう
    kowaganaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not fear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がただろう

    Reading

    こわがただろう
    kowagatadarou

    Meaning

    probably did fear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がなかっただろう

    Reading

    こわがなかっただろう
    kowaganakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not fear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がたでしょう

    Reading

    こわがたでしょう
    kowagatadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did fear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がなかったでしょう

    Reading

    こわがなかったでしょう
    kowaganakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not fear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がれば

    Reading

    こわがれば
    kowagareba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does fear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がなければ

    Reading

    こわがなければ
    kowaganakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not fear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がたら

    Reading

    こわがたら
    kowagatara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did fear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がなかったら

    Reading

    こわがなかったら
    kowaganakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not fear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がましたら

    Reading

    こわがましたら
    kowagamashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did fear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がませんでしたら

    Reading

    こわがませんでしたら
    kowagamasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not fear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がられる

    Reading

    こわがられる
    kowagarareru

    Meaning

    can fear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がられない

    Reading

    こわがられない
    kowagararenai

    Meaning

    cannot fear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がられます

    Reading

    こわがられます
    kowagararemasu

    Meaning

    can fear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がられません

    Reading

    こわがられません
    kowagararemasen

    Meaning

    cannot fear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がさせる

    Reading

    こわがさせる
    kowagasaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) fear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がさせない

    Reading

    こわがさせない
    kowagasasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) fear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がさせます

    Reading

    こわがさせます
    kowagasasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) fear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がさせません

    Reading

    こわがさせません
    kowagasasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) fear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がられる

    Reading

    こわがられる
    kowagarareru

    Meaning

    be fear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がられない

    Reading

    こわがられない
    kowagararenai

    Meaning

    not be fear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がられます

    Reading

    こわがられます
    kowagararemasu

    Meaning

    be fear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がられません

    Reading

    こわがられません
    kowagararemasen

    Meaning

    not be fear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    怖がたり

    Reading

    こわがたり
    kowagatari

    Meaning

    did things like fear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がなかったり

    Reading

    こわがなかったり
    kowaganakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like fear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    怖がましたり

    Reading

    こわがましたり
    kowagamashitari

    Meaning

    did things like fear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がませんでしたり

    Reading

    こわがませんでしたり
    kowagamasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like fear

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    怖がたい

    Reading

    こわがたい
    kowagatai

    Meaning

    want to fear

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がたくない

    Reading

    こわがたくない
    kowagatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to fear

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    怖がたかった

    Reading

    こわがたかった
    kowagatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to fear

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がたくなかった

    Reading

    こわがたくなかった
    kowagatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to fear

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    怖がたくて

    Reading

    こわがたくて
    kowagatakute

    Meaning

    want to fear, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    怖がたくなくて

    Reading

    こわがたくなくて
    kowagatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to fear, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    怖がたく

    Reading

    こわがたく
    kowagataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to fear

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    怖がたければ

    Reading

    こわがたければ
    kowagatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to fear

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がたくなければ

    Reading

    こわがたくなければ
    kowagatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to fear

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    怖がたかったら

    Reading

    こわがたかったら
    kowagatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to fear

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    怖がたくなかったら

    Reading

    こわがたくなかったら
    kowagatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to fear

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    怖がたさ

    Reading

    こわがたさ
    kowagatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to fear

Word Detail

    word

    怖がる

    Meaning

    Fear

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Fearful, Dreadful

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