Conjugation of Japanese verb 従う - follow, obey - shitagau
godan verbVariant
Stem
Conjugation
従
Reading
Meaning
follow
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従う
Reading
Meaning
to follow / does follow / will follow
Variant
Negative
Conjugation
従わない
Reading
Meaning
to not follow / does not follow / will not follow
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従います
Reading
Meaning
to follow / does follow / will follow
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従いません
Reading
Meaning
to not follow / does not follow / will not follow
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従った
Reading
Meaning
did follow
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
従わなかった
Reading
Meaning
did not follow
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従いました
Reading
Meaning
did follow
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従いませんでした
Reading
Meaning
did not follow
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従って
Reading
Meaning
follow, and...
Variant
Negative I
Conjugation
従わないで
Reading
Meaning
not follow, and...
Variant
Negative II
Conjugation
従わなくて
Reading
Meaning
not follow, and...
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従いまして
Reading
Meaning
follow, and...
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従いませんで
Reading
Meaning
not follow, and...
Variant
Abrupt
Conjugation
従え
Reading
Meaning
follow!
Variant
Abrupt Negative
Conjugation
従うな
Reading
Meaning
do not follow!
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従いなさい
Reading
Meaning
follow!
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
従いなさるな
Reading
Meaning
do not follow!
Variant
Polite I
Conjugation
従ってください
Reading
Meaning
please follow
Variant
Polite II
Conjugation
お従いください
Reading
Meaning
kindly follow
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従わないでください
Reading
Meaning
please do not follow
Variant
Honorific
Conjugation
お従いなさいませ
Reading
Meaning
please follow
Variant
Honorific Negative
Conjugation
お従いなさいますな
Reading
Meaning
please do not follow
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従っている
Reading
Meaning
is doing follow / is follow(ing)
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従っています
Reading
Meaning
is doing follow / is follow(ing)
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従っていません
Reading
Meaning
is not doing follow / is not follow(ing)
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従っていた
Reading
Meaning
was doing follow / was follow(ing)
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従っていました
Reading
Meaning
was doing follow / was follow(ing)
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従っていませんでした
Reading
Meaning
was not doing follow / was not follow(ing)
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従おう
Reading
Meaning
let's follow / will follow
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
従うまい
Reading
Meaning
let's not follow / will not follow
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従いましょう
Reading
Meaning
let's follow / will follow
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従いますまい
Reading
Meaning
let's not follow / will not follow
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従うだろう
Reading
Meaning
will probably follow
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
従わないだろう
Reading
Meaning
will probably not follow
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従うでしょう
Reading
Meaning
will probably follow
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従わないでしょう
Reading
Meaning
will probably not follow
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従っただろう
Reading
Meaning
probably did follow
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
従わなかっただろう
Reading
Meaning
probably did not follow
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従ったでしょう
Reading
Meaning
probably did follow
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従わなかったでしょう
Reading
Meaning
probably did not follow
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従えば
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) does follow
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
従わなければ
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) does not follow
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従ったら
Reading
Meaning
if/when (someone) did follow
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
従わなかったら
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) did not follow
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従いましたら
Reading
Meaning
if/when (someone) did follow
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従いませんでしたら
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) did not follow
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従える
Reading
Meaning
can follow
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
従えない
Reading
Meaning
cannot follow
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従えます
Reading
Meaning
can follow
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従えません
Reading
Meaning
cannot follow
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従わせる
Reading
Meaning
make/let (someone) follow
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
従わせない
Reading
Meaning
do not make/let (someone) follow
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従わせます
Reading
Meaning
make/let (someone) follow
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従わせません
Reading
Meaning
do not make/let (someone) follow
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従われる
Reading
Meaning
be follow
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
従われない
Reading
Meaning
not be follow
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従われます
Reading
Meaning
be follow
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従われません
Reading
Meaning
not be follow
Variant
Plain
Conjugation
従ったり
Reading
Meaning
did things like follow
Variant
Plain Negative
Conjugation
従わなかったり
Reading
Meaning
did not do things like follow
Variant
Polite
Conjugation
従いましたり
Reading
Meaning
did things like follow
Variant
Polite Negative
Conjugation
従いませんでしたり
Reading
Meaning
did not do things like follow
Variant
Present Indicative
Conjugation
従いたい
Reading
Meaning
want to follow
Variant
Present Negative
Conjugation
従いたくない
Reading
Meaning
do not want to follow
Variant
Past Indicative
Conjugation
従いたかった
Reading
Meaning
wanted to follow
Variant
Past Negative
Conjugation
従いたくなかった
Reading
Meaning
did not want to follow
Variant
Te-form
Conjugation
従いたくて
Reading
Meaning
want to follow, and...
Variant
Negative Te-form
Conjugation
従いたくなくて
Reading
Meaning
do not want to follow, and...
Variant
Adverbial
Conjugation
従いたく
Reading
Meaning
in a way of wanting to follow
Variant
Provisional
Conjugation
従いたければ
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) wants to follow
Variant
Provisional Negative
Conjugation
従いたくなければ
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) does not want to follow
Variant
Conditional
Conjugation
従いたかったら
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) wanted to follow
Variant
Conditional Negative
Conjugation
従いたくなかったら
Reading
Meaning
if (someone) did not want to follow
Variant
Nominal / Objective
Conjugation
従いたさ
Reading
Meaning
the desire to follow
Word Detail
word
従う
Meaning
Follow, Obey
Kanji in this Verb
kanji
従
Meaning
Follow, Obey
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