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Conjugation of Japanese verb 願う - request, wish - negau

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    ねが
    nega

    Meaning

    request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願う

    Reading

    ねがう
    negau

    Meaning

    to request / does request / will request

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    願わない

    Reading

    ねがわない
    negawanai

    Meaning

    to not request / does not request / will not request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願います

    Reading

    ねがいます
    negaimasu

    Meaning

    to request / does request / will request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願いません

    Reading

    ねがいません
    negaimasen

    Meaning

    to not request / does not request / will not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願った

    Reading

    ねがった
    negatta

    Meaning

    did request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    願わなかった

    Reading

    ねがわなかった
    negawanakatta

    Meaning

    did not request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願いました

    Reading

    ねがいました
    negaimashita

    Meaning

    did request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願いませんでした

    Reading

    ねがいませんでした
    negaimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願って

    Reading

    ねがって
    negatte

    Meaning

    request, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    願わないで

    Reading

    ねがわないで
    negawanaide

    Meaning

    not request, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    願わなくて

    Reading

    ねがわなくて
    negawanakute

    Meaning

    not request, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願いまして

    Reading

    ねがいまして
    negaimashite

    Meaning

    request, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願いませんで

    Reading

    ねがいませんで
    negaimasende

    Meaning

    not request, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    願え

    Reading

    ねがえ
    negae

    Meaning

    request!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    願うな

    Reading

    ねがうな
    negauna

    Meaning

    do not request!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願いなさい

    Reading

    ねがいなさい
    negainasai

    Meaning

    request!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    願いなさるな

    Reading

    ねがいなさるな
    negainasaruna

    Meaning

    do not request!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    願ってください

    Reading

    ねがってください
    negattekudasai

    Meaning

    please request

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お願いください

    Reading

    おねがいください
    onegaikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願わないでください

    Reading

    ねがわないでください
    negawanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not request

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お願いなさいませ

    Reading

    おねがいなさいませ
    onegainasaimase

    Meaning

    please request

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お願いなさいますな

    Reading

    おねがいなさいますな
    onegainasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願っている

    Reading

    ねがっている
    negatteiru

    Meaning

    is doing request / is request(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願っています

    Reading

    ねがっています
    negatteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing request / is request(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願っていません

    Reading

    ねがっていません
    negatteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing request / is not request(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願っていた

    Reading

    ねがっていた
    negatteita

    Meaning

    was doing request / was request(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願っていました

    Reading

    ねがっていました
    negatteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing request / was request(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願っていませんでした

    Reading

    ねがっていませんでした
    negatteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing request / was not request(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願おう

    Reading

    ねがおう
    negaou

    Meaning

    let's request / will request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    願うまい

    Reading

    ねがうまい
    negaumai

    Meaning

    let's not request / will not request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願いましょう

    Reading

    ねがいましょう
    negaimashou

    Meaning

    let's request / will request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願いますまい

    Reading

    ねがいますまい
    negaimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not request / will not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願うだろう

    Reading

    ねがうだろう
    negaudarou

    Meaning

    will probably request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    願わないだろう

    Reading

    ねがわないだろう
    negawanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願うでしょう

    Reading

    ねがうでしょう
    negaudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願わないでしょう

    Reading

    ねがわないでしょう
    negawanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願っただろう

    Reading

    ねがっただろう
    negattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    願わなかっただろう

    Reading

    ねがわなかっただろう
    negawanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願ったでしょう

    Reading

    ねがったでしょう
    negattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    ねがわなかったでしょう
    negawanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願えば

    Reading

    ねがえば
    negaeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    願わなければ

    Reading

    ねがわなければ
    negawanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願ったら

    Reading

    ねがったら
    negattara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    願わなかったら

    Reading

    ねがわなかったら
    negawanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願いましたら

    Reading

    ねがいましたら
    negaimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願いませんでしたら

    Reading

    ねがいませんでしたら
    negaimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願える

    Reading

    ねがえる
    negaeru

    Meaning

    can request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    願えない

    Reading

    ねがえない
    negaenai

    Meaning

    cannot request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願えます

    Reading

    ねがえます
    negaemasu

    Meaning

    can request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願えません

    Reading

    ねがえません
    negaemasen

    Meaning

    cannot request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願わせる

    Reading

    ねがわせる
    negawaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    願わせない

    Reading

    ねがわせない
    negawasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願わせます

    Reading

    ねがわせます
    negawasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願わせません

    Reading

    ねがわせません
    negawasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願われる

    Reading

    ねがわれる
    negawareru

    Meaning

    be request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    願われない

    Reading

    ねがわれない
    negawarenai

    Meaning

    not be request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願われます

    Reading

    ねがわれます
    negawaremasu

    Meaning

    be request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願われません

    Reading

    ねがわれません
    negawaremasen

    Meaning

    not be request

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    願ったり

    Reading

    ねがったり
    negattari

    Meaning

    did things like request

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    願わなかったり

    Reading

    ねがわなかったり
    negawanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like request

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    願いましたり

    Reading

    ねがいましたり
    negaimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like request

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    願いませんでしたり

    Reading

    ねがいませんでしたり
    negaimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like request

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    願いたい

    Reading

    ねがたい
    negatai

    Meaning

    want to request

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    願いたくない

    Reading

    ねがたくない
    negatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to request

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    願いたかった

    Reading

    ねがたかった
    negatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to request

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    願いたくなかった

    Reading

    ねがたくなかった
    negatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to request

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    願いたくて

    Reading

    ねがたくて
    negatakute

    Meaning

    want to request, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    願いたくなくて

    Reading

    ねがたくなくて
    negatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to request, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    願いたく

    Reading

    ねがたく
    negataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to request

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    願いたければ

    Reading

    ねがたければ
    negatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to request

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    願いたくなければ

    Reading

    ねがたくなければ
    negatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to request

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    願いたかったら

    Reading

    ねがたかったら
    negatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to request

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    願いたくなかったら

    Reading

    ねがたくなかったら
    negatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to request

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    願いたさ

    Reading

    ねがたさ
    negatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to request

Word Detail

    word

    願う

    Meaning

    Request, Wish

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Request, Wish

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