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Conjugation of Japanese verb 問う - question, ask - tou

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    to

    Meaning

    question

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問う

    Reading

    とう
    tou

    Meaning

    to question / does question / will question

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    問わない

    Reading

    とわない
    towanai

    Meaning

    to not question / does not question / will not question

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問います

    Reading

    といます
    toimasu

    Meaning

    to question / does question / will question

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問いません

    Reading

    といません
    toimasen

    Meaning

    to not question / does not question / will not question

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問った

    Reading

    とった
    totta

    Meaning

    did question

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    問わなかった

    Reading

    とわなかった
    towanakatta

    Meaning

    did not question

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問いました

    Reading

    といました
    toimashita

    Meaning

    did question

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問いませんでした

    Reading

    といませんでした
    toimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not question

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問って

    Reading

    とって
    totte

    Meaning

    question, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    問わないで

    Reading

    とわないで
    towanaide

    Meaning

    not question, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    問わなくて

    Reading

    とわなくて
    towanakute

    Meaning

    not question, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問いまして

    Reading

    といまして
    toimashite

    Meaning

    question, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問いませんで

    Reading

    といませんで
    toimasende

    Meaning

    not question, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    問え

    Reading

    とえ
    toe

    Meaning

    question!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    問うな

    Reading

    とうな
    touna

    Meaning

    do not question!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問いなさい

    Reading

    といなさい
    toinasai

    Meaning

    question!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    問いなさるな

    Reading

    といなさるな
    toinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not question!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    問ってください

    Reading

    とってください
    tottekudasai

    Meaning

    please question

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お問いください

    Reading

    おといください
    otoikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly question

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問わないでください

    Reading

    とわないでください
    towanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not question

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お問いなさいませ

    Reading

    おといなさいませ
    otoinasaimase

    Meaning

    please question

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お問いなさいますな

    Reading

    おといなさいますな
    otoinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not question

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問っている

    Reading

    とっている
    totteiru

    Meaning

    is doing question / is question(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問っています

    Reading

    とっています
    totteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing question / is question(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問っていません

    Reading

    とっていません
    totteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing question / is not question(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問っていた

    Reading

    とっていた
    totteita

    Meaning

    was doing question / was question(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問っていました

    Reading

    とっていました
    totteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing question / was question(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問っていませんでした

    Reading

    とっていませんでした
    totteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing question / was not question(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問おう

    Reading

    とおう
    toou

    Meaning

    let's question / will question

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    問うまい

    Reading

    とうまい
    toumai

    Meaning

    let's not question / will not question

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問いましょう

    Reading

    といましょう
    toimashou

    Meaning

    let's question / will question

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問いますまい

    Reading

    といますまい
    toimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not question / will not question

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問うだろう

    Reading

    とうだろう
    toudarou

    Meaning

    will probably question

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    問わないだろう

    Reading

    とわないだろう
    towanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not question

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問うでしょう

    Reading

    とうでしょう
    toudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably question

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問わないでしょう

    Reading

    とわないでしょう
    towanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not question

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問っただろう

    Reading

    とっただろう
    tottadarou

    Meaning

    probably did question

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    問わなかっただろう

    Reading

    とわなかっただろう
    towanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not question

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問ったでしょう

    Reading

    とったでしょう
    tottadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did question

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    とわなかったでしょう
    towanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not question

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問えば

    Reading

    とえば
    toeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does question

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    問わなければ

    Reading

    とわなければ
    towanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not question

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問ったら

    Reading

    とったら
    tottara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did question

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    問わなかったら

    Reading

    とわなかったら
    towanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not question

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問いましたら

    Reading

    といましたら
    toimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did question

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問いませんでしたら

    Reading

    といませんでしたら
    toimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not question

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問える

    Reading

    とえる
    toeru

    Meaning

    can question

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    問えない

    Reading

    とえない
    toenai

    Meaning

    cannot question

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問えます

    Reading

    とえます
    toemasu

    Meaning

    can question

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問えません

    Reading

    とえません
    toemasen

    Meaning

    cannot question

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問わせる

    Reading

    とわせる
    towaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) question

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    問わせない

    Reading

    とわせない
    towasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) question

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問わせます

    Reading

    とわせます
    towasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) question

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問わせません

    Reading

    とわせません
    towasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) question

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問われる

    Reading

    とわれる
    towareru

    Meaning

    be question

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    問われない

    Reading

    とわれない
    towarenai

    Meaning

    not be question

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問われます

    Reading

    とわれます
    towaremasu

    Meaning

    be question

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問われません

    Reading

    とわれません
    towaremasen

    Meaning

    not be question

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    問ったり

    Reading

    とったり
    tottari

    Meaning

    did things like question

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    問わなかったり

    Reading

    とわなかったり
    towanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like question

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    問いましたり

    Reading

    といましたり
    toimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like question

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    問いませんでしたり

    Reading

    といませんでしたり
    toimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like question

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    問いたい

    Reading

    とたい
    totai

    Meaning

    want to question

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    問いたくない

    Reading

    とたくない
    totakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to question

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    問いたかった

    Reading

    とたかった
    totakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to question

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    問いたくなかった

    Reading

    とたくなかった
    totakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to question

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    問いたくて

    Reading

    とたくて
    totakute

    Meaning

    want to question, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    問いたくなくて

    Reading

    とたくなくて
    totakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to question, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    問いたく

    Reading

    とたく
    totaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to question

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    問いたければ

    Reading

    とたければ
    totakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to question

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    問いたくなければ

    Reading

    とたくなければ
    totakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to question

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    問いたかったら

    Reading

    とたかったら
    totakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to question

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    問いたくなかったら

    Reading

    とたくなかったら
    totakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to question

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    問いたさ

    Reading

    とたさ
    totasa

    Meaning

    the desire to question

Word Detail

    word

    問う

    Meaning

    Question, Ask

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Question, Problem

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