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Conjugation of Japanese verb 匂う - smell, suggest - niou

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    にお
    nio

    Meaning

    smell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂う

    Reading

    におう
    niou

    Meaning

    to smell / does smell / will smell

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    匂わない

    Reading

    におわない
    niowanai

    Meaning

    to not smell / does not smell / will not smell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂います

    Reading

    においます
    nioimasu

    Meaning

    to smell / does smell / will smell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂いません

    Reading

    においません
    nioimasen

    Meaning

    to not smell / does not smell / will not smell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂った

    Reading

    におった
    niotta

    Meaning

    did smell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    匂わなかった

    Reading

    におわなかった
    niowanakatta

    Meaning

    did not smell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂いました

    Reading

    においました
    nioimashita

    Meaning

    did smell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂いませんでした

    Reading

    においませんでした
    nioimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not smell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂って

    Reading

    におって
    niotte

    Meaning

    smell, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    匂わないで

    Reading

    におわないで
    niowanaide

    Meaning

    not smell, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    匂わなくて

    Reading

    におわなくて
    niowanakute

    Meaning

    not smell, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂いまして

    Reading

    においまして
    nioimashite

    Meaning

    smell, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂いませんで

    Reading

    においませんで
    nioimasende

    Meaning

    not smell, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    匂え

    Reading

    におえ
    nioe

    Meaning

    smell!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    匂うな

    Reading

    におうな
    niouna

    Meaning

    do not smell!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂いなさい

    Reading

    においなさい
    nioinasai

    Meaning

    smell!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    匂いなさるな

    Reading

    においなさるな
    nioinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not smell!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    匂ってください

    Reading

    におってください
    niottekudasai

    Meaning

    please smell

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お匂いください

    Reading

    おにおいください
    onioikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly smell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂わないでください

    Reading

    におわないでください
    niowanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not smell

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お匂いなさいませ

    Reading

    おにおいなさいませ
    onioinasaimase

    Meaning

    please smell

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お匂いなさいますな

    Reading

    おにおいなさいますな
    onioinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not smell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂っている

    Reading

    におっている
    niotteiru

    Meaning

    is doing smell / is smell(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂っています

    Reading

    におっています
    niotteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing smell / is smell(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂っていません

    Reading

    におっていません
    niotteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing smell / is not smell(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂っていた

    Reading

    におっていた
    niotteita

    Meaning

    was doing smell / was smell(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂っていました

    Reading

    におっていました
    niotteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing smell / was smell(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂っていませんでした

    Reading

    におっていませんでした
    niotteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing smell / was not smell(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂おう

    Reading

    におおう
    nioou

    Meaning

    let's smell / will smell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    匂うまい

    Reading

    におうまい
    nioumai

    Meaning

    let's not smell / will not smell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂いましょう

    Reading

    においましょう
    nioimashou

    Meaning

    let's smell / will smell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂いますまい

    Reading

    においますまい
    nioimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not smell / will not smell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂うだろう

    Reading

    におうだろう
    nioudarou

    Meaning

    will probably smell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    匂わないだろう

    Reading

    におわないだろう
    niowanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not smell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂うでしょう

    Reading

    におうでしょう
    nioudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably smell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂わないでしょう

    Reading

    におわないでしょう
    niowanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not smell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂っただろう

    Reading

    におっただろう
    niottadarou

    Meaning

    probably did smell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    匂わなかっただろう

    Reading

    におわなかっただろう
    niowanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not smell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂ったでしょう

    Reading

    におったでしょう
    niottadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did smell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    におわなかったでしょう
    niowanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not smell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂えば

    Reading

    におえば
    nioeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does smell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    匂わなければ

    Reading

    におわなければ
    niowanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not smell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂ったら

    Reading

    におったら
    niottara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did smell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    匂わなかったら

    Reading

    におわなかったら
    niowanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not smell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂いましたら

    Reading

    においましたら
    nioimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did smell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂いませんでしたら

    Reading

    においませんでしたら
    nioimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not smell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂える

    Reading

    におえる
    nioeru

    Meaning

    can smell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    匂えない

    Reading

    におえない
    nioenai

    Meaning

    cannot smell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂えます

    Reading

    におえます
    nioemasu

    Meaning

    can smell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂えません

    Reading

    におえません
    nioemasen

    Meaning

    cannot smell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂わせる

    Reading

    におわせる
    niowaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) smell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    匂わせない

    Reading

    におわせない
    niowasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) smell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂わせます

    Reading

    におわせます
    niowasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) smell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂わせません

    Reading

    におわせません
    niowasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) smell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂われる

    Reading

    におわれる
    niowareru

    Meaning

    be smell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    匂われない

    Reading

    におわれない
    niowarenai

    Meaning

    not be smell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂われます

    Reading

    におわれます
    niowaremasu

    Meaning

    be smell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂われません

    Reading

    におわれません
    niowaremasen

    Meaning

    not be smell

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    匂ったり

    Reading

    におったり
    niottari

    Meaning

    did things like smell

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    匂わなかったり

    Reading

    におわなかったり
    niowanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like smell

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    匂いましたり

    Reading

    においましたり
    nioimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like smell

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    匂いませんでしたり

    Reading

    においませんでしたり
    nioimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like smell

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    匂いたい

    Reading

    におたい
    niotai

    Meaning

    want to smell

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    匂いたくない

    Reading

    におたくない
    niotakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to smell

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    匂いたかった

    Reading

    におたかった
    niotakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to smell

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    匂いたくなかった

    Reading

    におたくなかった
    niotakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to smell

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    匂いたくて

    Reading

    におたくて
    niotakute

    Meaning

    want to smell, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    匂いたくなくて

    Reading

    におたくなくて
    niotakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to smell, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    匂いたく

    Reading

    におたく
    niotaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to smell

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    匂いたければ

    Reading

    におたければ
    niotakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to smell

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    匂いたくなければ

    Reading

    におたくなければ
    niotakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to smell

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    匂いたかったら

    Reading

    におたかったら
    niotakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to smell

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    匂いたくなかったら

    Reading

    におたくなかったら
    niotakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to smell

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    匂いたさ

    Reading

    におたさ
    niotasa

    Meaning

    the desire to smell

Word Detail

    word

    匂う

    Meaning

    Smell, Suggest

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Fragrance, Scent

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