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Conjugation of Japanese verb 飼う - keep - kau

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    ka

    Meaning

    keep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼う

    Reading

    かう
    kau

    Meaning

    to keep / does keep / will keep

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    飼わない

    Reading

    かわない
    kawanai

    Meaning

    to not keep / does not keep / will not keep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼います

    Reading

    かいます
    kaimasu

    Meaning

    to keep / does keep / will keep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼いません

    Reading

    かいません
    kaimasen

    Meaning

    to not keep / does not keep / will not keep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼った

    Reading

    かった
    katta

    Meaning

    did keep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    飼わなかった

    Reading

    かわなかった
    kawanakatta

    Meaning

    did not keep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼いました

    Reading

    かいました
    kaimashita

    Meaning

    did keep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼いませんでした

    Reading

    かいませんでした
    kaimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not keep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼って

    Reading

    かって
    katte

    Meaning

    keep, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    飼わないで

    Reading

    かわないで
    kawanaide

    Meaning

    not keep, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    飼わなくて

    Reading

    かわなくて
    kawanakute

    Meaning

    not keep, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼いまして

    Reading

    かいまして
    kaimashite

    Meaning

    keep, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼いませんで

    Reading

    かいませんで
    kaimasende

    Meaning

    not keep, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    飼え

    Reading

    かえ
    kae

    Meaning

    keep!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    飼うな

    Reading

    かうな
    kauna

    Meaning

    do not keep!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼いなさい

    Reading

    かいなさい
    kainasai

    Meaning

    keep!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    飼いなさるな

    Reading

    かいなさるな
    kainasaruna

    Meaning

    do not keep!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    飼ってください

    Reading

    かってください
    kattekudasai

    Meaning

    please keep

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お飼いください

    Reading

    おかいください
    okaikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly keep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼わないでください

    Reading

    かわないでください
    kawanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not keep

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お飼いなさいませ

    Reading

    おかいなさいませ
    okainasaimase

    Meaning

    please keep

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お飼いなさいますな

    Reading

    おかいなさいますな
    okainasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not keep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼っている

    Reading

    かっている
    katteiru

    Meaning

    is doing keep / is keep(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼っています

    Reading

    かっています
    katteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing keep / is keep(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼っていません

    Reading

    かっていません
    katteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing keep / is not keep(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼っていた

    Reading

    かっていた
    katteita

    Meaning

    was doing keep / was keep(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼っていました

    Reading

    かっていました
    katteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing keep / was keep(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼っていませんでした

    Reading

    かっていませんでした
    katteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing keep / was not keep(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼おう

    Reading

    かおう
    kaou

    Meaning

    let's keep / will keep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    飼うまい

    Reading

    かうまい
    kaumai

    Meaning

    let's not keep / will not keep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼いましょう

    Reading

    かいましょう
    kaimashou

    Meaning

    let's keep / will keep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼いますまい

    Reading

    かいますまい
    kaimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not keep / will not keep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼うだろう

    Reading

    かうだろう
    kaudarou

    Meaning

    will probably keep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    飼わないだろう

    Reading

    かわないだろう
    kawanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not keep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼うでしょう

    Reading

    かうでしょう
    kaudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably keep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼わないでしょう

    Reading

    かわないでしょう
    kawanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not keep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼っただろう

    Reading

    かっただろう
    kattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did keep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    飼わなかっただろう

    Reading

    かわなかっただろう
    kawanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not keep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼ったでしょう

    Reading

    かったでしょう
    kattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did keep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    かわなかったでしょう
    kawanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not keep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼えば

    Reading

    かえば
    kaeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does keep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    飼わなければ

    Reading

    かわなければ
    kawanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not keep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼ったら

    Reading

    かったら
    kattara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did keep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    飼わなかったら

    Reading

    かわなかったら
    kawanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not keep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼いましたら

    Reading

    かいましたら
    kaimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did keep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼いませんでしたら

    Reading

    かいませんでしたら
    kaimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not keep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼える

    Reading

    かえる
    kaeru

    Meaning

    can keep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    飼えない

    Reading

    かえない
    kaenai

    Meaning

    cannot keep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼えます

    Reading

    かえます
    kaemasu

    Meaning

    can keep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼えません

    Reading

    かえません
    kaemasen

    Meaning

    cannot keep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼わせる

    Reading

    かわせる
    kawaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) keep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    飼わせない

    Reading

    かわせない
    kawasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) keep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼わせます

    Reading

    かわせます
    kawasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) keep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼わせません

    Reading

    かわせません
    kawasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) keep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼われる

    Reading

    かわれる
    kawareru

    Meaning

    be keep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    飼われない

    Reading

    かわれない
    kawarenai

    Meaning

    not be keep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼われます

    Reading

    かわれます
    kawaremasu

    Meaning

    be keep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼われません

    Reading

    かわれません
    kawaremasen

    Meaning

    not be keep

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    飼ったり

    Reading

    かったり
    kattari

    Meaning

    did things like keep

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    飼わなかったり

    Reading

    かわなかったり
    kawanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like keep

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    飼いましたり

    Reading

    かいましたり
    kaimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like keep

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    飼いませんでしたり

    Reading

    かいませんでしたり
    kaimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like keep

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    飼いたい

    Reading

    かたい
    katai

    Meaning

    want to keep

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    飼いたくない

    Reading

    かたくない
    katakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to keep

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    飼いたかった

    Reading

    かたかった
    katakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to keep

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    飼いたくなかった

    Reading

    かたくなかった
    katakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to keep

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    飼いたくて

    Reading

    かたくて
    katakute

    Meaning

    want to keep, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    飼いたくなくて

    Reading

    かたくなくて
    katakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to keep, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    飼いたく

    Reading

    かたく
    kataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to keep

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    飼いたければ

    Reading

    かたければ
    katakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to keep

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    飼いたくなければ

    Reading

    かたくなければ
    katakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to keep

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    飼いたかったら

    Reading

    かたかったら
    katakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to keep

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    飼いたくなかったら

    Reading

    かたくなかったら
    katakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to keep

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    飼いたさ

    Reading

    かたさ
    katasa

    Meaning

    the desire to keep

Word Detail

    word

    飼う

    Meaning

    Keep

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Domesticate

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