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Conjugation of Japanese verb 沿う - follow - sou

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    沿

    Reading

    so

    Meaning

    follow

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿う

    Reading

    そう
    sou

    Meaning

    to follow / does follow / will follow

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    沿わない

    Reading

    そわない
    sowanai

    Meaning

    to not follow / does not follow / will not follow

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿います

    Reading

    そいます
    soimasu

    Meaning

    to follow / does follow / will follow

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿いません

    Reading

    そいません
    soimasen

    Meaning

    to not follow / does not follow / will not follow

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿った

    Reading

    そった
    sotta

    Meaning

    did follow

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    沿わなかった

    Reading

    そわなかった
    sowanakatta

    Meaning

    did not follow

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿いました

    Reading

    そいました
    soimashita

    Meaning

    did follow

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿いませんでした

    Reading

    そいませんでした
    soimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not follow

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿って

    Reading

    そって
    sotte

    Meaning

    follow, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    沿わないで

    Reading

    そわないで
    sowanaide

    Meaning

    not follow, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    沿わなくて

    Reading

    そわなくて
    sowanakute

    Meaning

    not follow, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿いまして

    Reading

    そいまして
    soimashite

    Meaning

    follow, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿いませんで

    Reading

    そいませんで
    soimasende

    Meaning

    not follow, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    沿え

    Reading

    そえ
    soe

    Meaning

    follow!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    沿うな

    Reading

    そうな
    souna

    Meaning

    do not follow!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿いなさい

    Reading

    そいなさい
    soinasai

    Meaning

    follow!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    沿いなさるな

    Reading

    そいなさるな
    soinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not follow!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    沿ってください

    Reading

    そってください
    sottekudasai

    Meaning

    please follow

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お沿いください

    Reading

    おそいください
    osoikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly follow

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿わないでください

    Reading

    そわないでください
    sowanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not follow

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お沿いなさいませ

    Reading

    おそいなさいませ
    osoinasaimase

    Meaning

    please follow

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お沿いなさいますな

    Reading

    おそいなさいますな
    osoinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not follow

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿っている

    Reading

    そっている
    sotteiru

    Meaning

    is doing follow / is follow(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿っています

    Reading

    そっています
    sotteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing follow / is follow(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿っていません

    Reading

    そっていません
    sotteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing follow / is not follow(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿っていた

    Reading

    そっていた
    sotteita

    Meaning

    was doing follow / was follow(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿っていました

    Reading

    そっていました
    sotteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing follow / was follow(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿っていませんでした

    Reading

    そっていませんでした
    sotteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing follow / was not follow(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿おう

    Reading

    そおう
    soou

    Meaning

    let's follow / will follow

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    沿うまい

    Reading

    そうまい
    soumai

    Meaning

    let's not follow / will not follow

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿いましょう

    Reading

    そいましょう
    soimashou

    Meaning

    let's follow / will follow

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿いますまい

    Reading

    そいますまい
    soimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not follow / will not follow

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿うだろう

    Reading

    そうだろう
    soudarou

    Meaning

    will probably follow

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    沿わないだろう

    Reading

    そわないだろう
    sowanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not follow

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿うでしょう

    Reading

    そうでしょう
    soudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably follow

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿わないでしょう

    Reading

    そわないでしょう
    sowanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not follow

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿っただろう

    Reading

    そっただろう
    sottadarou

    Meaning

    probably did follow

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    沿わなかっただろう

    Reading

    そわなかっただろう
    sowanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not follow

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿ったでしょう

    Reading

    そったでしょう
    sottadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did follow

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    そわなかったでしょう
    sowanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not follow

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿えば

    Reading

    そえば
    soeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does follow

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    沿わなければ

    Reading

    そわなければ
    sowanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not follow

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿ったら

    Reading

    そったら
    sottara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did follow

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    沿わなかったら

    Reading

    そわなかったら
    sowanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not follow

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿いましたら

    Reading

    そいましたら
    soimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did follow

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿いませんでしたら

    Reading

    そいませんでしたら
    soimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not follow

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿える

    Reading

    そえる
    soeru

    Meaning

    can follow

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    沿えない

    Reading

    そえない
    soenai

    Meaning

    cannot follow

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿えます

    Reading

    そえます
    soemasu

    Meaning

    can follow

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿えません

    Reading

    そえません
    soemasen

    Meaning

    cannot follow

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿わせる

    Reading

    そわせる
    sowaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) follow

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    沿わせない

    Reading

    そわせない
    sowasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) follow

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿わせます

    Reading

    そわせます
    sowasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) follow

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿わせません

    Reading

    そわせません
    sowasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) follow

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿われる

    Reading

    そわれる
    sowareru

    Meaning

    be follow

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    沿われない

    Reading

    そわれない
    sowarenai

    Meaning

    not be follow

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿われます

    Reading

    そわれます
    sowaremasu

    Meaning

    be follow

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿われません

    Reading

    そわれません
    sowaremasen

    Meaning

    not be follow

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    沿ったり

    Reading

    そったり
    sottari

    Meaning

    did things like follow

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    沿わなかったり

    Reading

    そわなかったり
    sowanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like follow

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    沿いましたり

    Reading

    そいましたり
    soimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like follow

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    沿いませんでしたり

    Reading

    そいませんでしたり
    soimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like follow

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    沿いたい

    Reading

    そたい
    sotai

    Meaning

    want to follow

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    沿いたくない

    Reading

    そたくない
    sotakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to follow

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    沿いたかった

    Reading

    そたかった
    sotakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to follow

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    沿いたくなかった

    Reading

    そたくなかった
    sotakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to follow

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    沿いたくて

    Reading

    そたくて
    sotakute

    Meaning

    want to follow, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    沿いたくなくて

    Reading

    そたくなくて
    sotakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to follow, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    沿いたく

    Reading

    そたく
    sotaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to follow

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    沿いたければ

    Reading

    そたければ
    sotakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to follow

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    沿いたくなければ

    Reading

    そたくなければ
    sotakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to follow

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    沿いたかったら

    Reading

    そたかったら
    sotakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to follow

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    沿いたくなかったら

    Reading

    そたくなかったら
    sotakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to follow

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    沿いたさ

    Reading

    そたさ
    sotasa

    Meaning

    the desire to follow

Word Detail

    word

    沿う

    Meaning

    Follow

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    沿

    Meaning

    Along

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