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Conjugation of Japanese verb 構える - prepare, assume - kamaeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    構え

    Reading

    かまえ
    kamae

    Meaning

    prepare

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構える

    Reading

    かまえる
    kamaeru

    Meaning

    to prepare / does prepare / will prepare

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    構えない

    Reading

    かまえない
    kamaenai

    Meaning

    to not prepare / does not prepare / will not prepare

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えます

    Reading

    かまえます
    kamaemasu

    Meaning

    to prepare / does prepare / will prepare

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えません

    Reading

    かまえません
    kamaemasen

    Meaning

    to not prepare / does not prepare / will not prepare

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えた

    Reading

    かまえた
    kamaeta

    Meaning

    did prepare

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構えなかった

    Reading

    かまえなかった
    kamaenakatta

    Meaning

    did not prepare

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えました

    Reading

    かまえました
    kamaemashita

    Meaning

    did prepare

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えませんでした

    Reading

    かまえませんでした
    kamaemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not prepare

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えて

    Reading

    かまえて
    kamaete

    Meaning

    prepare, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    構えないで

    Reading

    かまえないで
    kamaenaide

    Meaning

    not prepare, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    構えなくて

    Reading

    かまえなくて
    kamaenakute

    Meaning

    not prepare, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えまして

    Reading

    かまえまして
    kamaemashite

    Meaning

    prepare, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えませんで

    Reading

    かまえませんで
    kamaemasende

    Meaning

    not prepare, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    構えろ

    Reading

    かまえろ
    kamaero

    Meaning

    prepare!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    構えよ

    Reading

    かまえよ
    kamaeyo

    Meaning

    prepare! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    構えるな

    Reading

    かまえるな
    kamaeruna

    Meaning

    do not prepare!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えなさい

    Reading

    かまえなさい
    kamaenasai

    Meaning

    prepare!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構えなさるな

    Reading

    かまえなさるな
    kamaenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not prepare!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    構えてください

    Reading

    かまえてください
    kamaetekudasai

    Meaning

    please prepare

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お構えください

    Reading

    おかまえください
    okamaekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly prepare

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えないでください

    Reading

    かまえないでください
    kamaenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not prepare

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お構えなさいませ

    Reading

    おかまえなさいませ
    okamaenasaimase

    Meaning

    please prepare

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お構えなさいますな

    Reading

    おかまえなさいますな
    okamaenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not prepare

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えている

    Reading

    かまえている
    kamaeteiru

    Meaning

    is doing prepare / is prepare(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えています

    Reading

    かまえています
    kamaeteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing prepare / is prepare(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えていません

    Reading

    かまえていません
    kamaeteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing prepare / is not prepare(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えていた

    Reading

    かまえていた
    kamaeteita

    Meaning

    was doing prepare / was prepare(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えていました

    Reading

    かまえていました
    kamaeteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing prepare / was prepare(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えていませんでした

    Reading

    かまえていませんでした
    kamaeteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing prepare / was not prepare(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えよう

    Reading

    かまえよう
    kamaeyou

    Meaning

    let's prepare / will prepare

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構えまい

    Reading

    かまえまい
    kamaemai

    Meaning

    let's not prepare / will not prepare

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えましょう

    Reading

    かまえましょう
    kamaemashou

    Meaning

    let's prepare / will prepare

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えますまい

    Reading

    かまえますまい
    kamaemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not prepare / will not prepare

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えるだろう

    Reading

    かまえるだろう
    kamaerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably prepare

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構えないだろう

    Reading

    かまえないだろう
    kamaenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not prepare

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えるでしょう

    Reading

    かまえるでしょう
    kamaerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably prepare

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えないでしょう

    Reading

    かまえないでしょう
    kamaenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not prepare

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えただろう

    Reading

    かまえただろう
    kamaetadarou

    Meaning

    probably did prepare

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構えなかっただろう

    Reading

    かまえなかっただろう
    kamaenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not prepare

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えたでしょう

    Reading

    かまえたでしょう
    kamaetadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did prepare

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えなかったでしょう

    Reading

    かまえなかったでしょう
    kamaenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not prepare

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えれば

    Reading

    かまえれば
    kamaereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does prepare

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構えなければ

    Reading

    かまえなければ
    kamaenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not prepare

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えたら

    Reading

    かまえたら
    kamaetara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did prepare

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構えなかったら

    Reading

    かまえなかったら
    kamaenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not prepare

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えましたら

    Reading

    かまえましたら
    kamaemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did prepare

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えませんでしたら

    Reading

    かまえませんでしたら
    kamaemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not prepare

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えられる

    Reading

    かまえられる
    kamaerareru

    Meaning

    can prepare

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構えられない

    Reading

    かまえられない
    kamaerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot prepare

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えられます

    Reading

    かまえられます
    kamaeraremasu

    Meaning

    can prepare

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えられません

    Reading

    かまえられません
    kamaeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot prepare

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えさせる

    Reading

    かまえさせる
    kamaesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) prepare

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構えさせない

    Reading

    かまえさせない
    kamaesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) prepare

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えさせます

    Reading

    かまえさせます
    kamaesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) prepare

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えさせません

    Reading

    かまえさせません
    kamaesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) prepare

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えられる

    Reading

    かまえられる
    kamaerareru

    Meaning

    be prepare

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構えられない

    Reading

    かまえられない
    kamaerarenai

    Meaning

    not be prepare

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えられます

    Reading

    かまえられます
    kamaeraremasu

    Meaning

    be prepare

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えられません

    Reading

    かまえられません
    kamaeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be prepare

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    構えたり

    Reading

    かまえたり
    kamaetari

    Meaning

    did things like prepare

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    構えなかったり

    Reading

    かまえなかったり
    kamaenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like prepare

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    構えましたり

    Reading

    かまえましたり
    kamaemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like prepare

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    構えませんでしたり

    Reading

    かまえませんでしたり
    kamaemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like prepare

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    構えたい

    Reading

    かまえたい
    kamaetai

    Meaning

    want to prepare

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    構えたくない

    Reading

    かまえたくない
    kamaetakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to prepare

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    構えたかった

    Reading

    かまえたかった
    kamaetakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to prepare

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    構えたくなかった

    Reading

    かまえたくなかった
    kamaetakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to prepare

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    構えたくて

    Reading

    かまえたくて
    kamaetakute

    Meaning

    want to prepare, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    構えたくなくて

    Reading

    かまえたくなくて
    kamaetakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to prepare, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    構えたく

    Reading

    かまえたく
    kamaetaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to prepare

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    構えたければ

    Reading

    かまえたければ
    kamaetakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to prepare

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    構えたくなければ

    Reading

    かまえたくなければ
    kamaetakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to prepare

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    構えたかったら

    Reading

    かまえたかったら
    kamaetakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to prepare

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    構えたくなかったら

    Reading

    かまえたくなかったら
    kamaetakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to prepare

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    構えたさ

    Reading

    かまえたさ
    kamaetasa

    Meaning

    the desire to prepare

Word Detail

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    構える

    Meaning

    Prepare, Assume

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