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Conjugation of Japanese verb 控える - refrain, reserve - hikaeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    控え

    Reading

    ひかえ
    hikae

    Meaning

    refrain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控える

    Reading

    ひかえる
    hikaeru

    Meaning

    to refrain / does refrain / will refrain

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    控えない

    Reading

    ひかえない
    hikaenai

    Meaning

    to not refrain / does not refrain / will not refrain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えます

    Reading

    ひかえます
    hikaemasu

    Meaning

    to refrain / does refrain / will refrain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えません

    Reading

    ひかえません
    hikaemasen

    Meaning

    to not refrain / does not refrain / will not refrain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えた

    Reading

    ひかえた
    hikaeta

    Meaning

    did refrain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    控えなかった

    Reading

    ひかえなかった
    hikaenakatta

    Meaning

    did not refrain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えました

    Reading

    ひかえました
    hikaemashita

    Meaning

    did refrain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えませんでした

    Reading

    ひかえませんでした
    hikaemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not refrain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えて

    Reading

    ひかえて
    hikaete

    Meaning

    refrain, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    控えないで

    Reading

    ひかえないで
    hikaenaide

    Meaning

    not refrain, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    控えなくて

    Reading

    ひかえなくて
    hikaenakute

    Meaning

    not refrain, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えまして

    Reading

    ひかえまして
    hikaemashite

    Meaning

    refrain, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えませんで

    Reading

    ひかえませんで
    hikaemasende

    Meaning

    not refrain, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    控えろ

    Reading

    ひかえろ
    hikaero

    Meaning

    refrain!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    控えよ

    Reading

    ひかえよ
    hikaeyo

    Meaning

    refrain! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    控えるな

    Reading

    ひかえるな
    hikaeruna

    Meaning

    do not refrain!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えなさい

    Reading

    ひかえなさい
    hikaenasai

    Meaning

    refrain!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    控えなさるな

    Reading

    ひかえなさるな
    hikaenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not refrain!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    控えてください

    Reading

    ひかえてください
    hikaetekudasai

    Meaning

    please refrain

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お控えください

    Reading

    おひかえください
    ohikaekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly refrain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えないでください

    Reading

    ひかえないでください
    hikaenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not refrain

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お控えなさいませ

    Reading

    おひかえなさいませ
    ohikaenasaimase

    Meaning

    please refrain

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お控えなさいますな

    Reading

    おひかえなさいますな
    ohikaenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not refrain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えている

    Reading

    ひかえている
    hikaeteiru

    Meaning

    is doing refrain / is refrain(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えています

    Reading

    ひかえています
    hikaeteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing refrain / is refrain(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えていません

    Reading

    ひかえていません
    hikaeteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing refrain / is not refrain(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えていた

    Reading

    ひかえていた
    hikaeteita

    Meaning

    was doing refrain / was refrain(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えていました

    Reading

    ひかえていました
    hikaeteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing refrain / was refrain(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えていませんでした

    Reading

    ひかえていませんでした
    hikaeteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing refrain / was not refrain(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えよう

    Reading

    ひかえよう
    hikaeyou

    Meaning

    let's refrain / will refrain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    控えまい

    Reading

    ひかえまい
    hikaemai

    Meaning

    let's not refrain / will not refrain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えましょう

    Reading

    ひかえましょう
    hikaemashou

    Meaning

    let's refrain / will refrain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えますまい

    Reading

    ひかえますまい
    hikaemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not refrain / will not refrain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えるだろう

    Reading

    ひかえるだろう
    hikaerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably refrain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    控えないだろう

    Reading

    ひかえないだろう
    hikaenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not refrain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えるでしょう

    Reading

    ひかえるでしょう
    hikaerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably refrain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えないでしょう

    Reading

    ひかえないでしょう
    hikaenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not refrain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えただろう

    Reading

    ひかえただろう
    hikaetadarou

    Meaning

    probably did refrain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    控えなかっただろう

    Reading

    ひかえなかっただろう
    hikaenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not refrain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えたでしょう

    Reading

    ひかえたでしょう
    hikaetadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did refrain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えなかったでしょう

    Reading

    ひかえなかったでしょう
    hikaenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not refrain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えれば

    Reading

    ひかえれば
    hikaereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does refrain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    控えなければ

    Reading

    ひかえなければ
    hikaenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not refrain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えたら

    Reading

    ひかえたら
    hikaetara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did refrain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    控えなかったら

    Reading

    ひかえなかったら
    hikaenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not refrain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えましたら

    Reading

    ひかえましたら
    hikaemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did refrain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えませんでしたら

    Reading

    ひかえませんでしたら
    hikaemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not refrain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えられる

    Reading

    ひかえられる
    hikaerareru

    Meaning

    can refrain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    控えられない

    Reading

    ひかえられない
    hikaerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot refrain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えられます

    Reading

    ひかえられます
    hikaeraremasu

    Meaning

    can refrain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えられません

    Reading

    ひかえられません
    hikaeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot refrain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えさせる

    Reading

    ひかえさせる
    hikaesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) refrain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    控えさせない

    Reading

    ひかえさせない
    hikaesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) refrain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えさせます

    Reading

    ひかえさせます
    hikaesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) refrain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えさせません

    Reading

    ひかえさせません
    hikaesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) refrain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えられる

    Reading

    ひかえられる
    hikaerareru

    Meaning

    be refrain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    控えられない

    Reading

    ひかえられない
    hikaerarenai

    Meaning

    not be refrain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えられます

    Reading

    ひかえられます
    hikaeraremasu

    Meaning

    be refrain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えられません

    Reading

    ひかえられません
    hikaeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be refrain

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    控えたり

    Reading

    ひかえたり
    hikaetari

    Meaning

    did things like refrain

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    控えなかったり

    Reading

    ひかえなかったり
    hikaenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like refrain

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    控えましたり

    Reading

    ひかえましたり
    hikaemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like refrain

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    控えませんでしたり

    Reading

    ひかえませんでしたり
    hikaemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like refrain

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    控えたい

    Reading

    ひかえたい
    hikaetai

    Meaning

    want to refrain

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    控えたくない

    Reading

    ひかえたくない
    hikaetakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to refrain

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    控えたかった

    Reading

    ひかえたかった
    hikaetakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to refrain

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    控えたくなかった

    Reading

    ひかえたくなかった
    hikaetakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to refrain

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    控えたくて

    Reading

    ひかえたくて
    hikaetakute

    Meaning

    want to refrain, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    控えたくなくて

    Reading

    ひかえたくなくて
    hikaetakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to refrain, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    控えたく

    Reading

    ひかえたく
    hikaetaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to refrain

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    控えたければ

    Reading

    ひかえたければ
    hikaetakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to refrain

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    控えたくなければ

    Reading

    ひかえたくなければ
    hikaetakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to refrain

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    控えたかったら

    Reading

    ひかえたかったら
    hikaetakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to refrain

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    控えたくなかったら

    Reading

    ひかえたくなかったら
    hikaetakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to refrain

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    控えたさ

    Reading

    ひかえたさ
    hikaetasa

    Meaning

    the desire to refrain

Word Detail

    word

    控える

    Meaning

    Refrain, Reserve

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Refrain, Abstain

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