Learn Japanese while reading Manga with our new Manga Reader Tool!

Nihongo

Classroom

Conjugation of Japanese verb 誓う - swear - chikau

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    ちか
    chika

    Meaning

    swear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓う

    Reading

    ちかう
    chikau

    Meaning

    to swear / does swear / will swear

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    誓わない

    Reading

    ちかわない
    chikawanai

    Meaning

    to not swear / does not swear / will not swear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓います

    Reading

    ちかいます
    chikaimasu

    Meaning

    to swear / does swear / will swear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓いません

    Reading

    ちかいません
    chikaimasen

    Meaning

    to not swear / does not swear / will not swear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓った

    Reading

    ちかった
    chikatta

    Meaning

    did swear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    誓わなかった

    Reading

    ちかわなかった
    chikawanakatta

    Meaning

    did not swear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓いました

    Reading

    ちかいました
    chikaimashita

    Meaning

    did swear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓いませんでした

    Reading

    ちかいませんでした
    chikaimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not swear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓って

    Reading

    ちかって
    chikatte

    Meaning

    swear, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    誓わないで

    Reading

    ちかわないで
    chikawanaide

    Meaning

    not swear, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    誓わなくて

    Reading

    ちかわなくて
    chikawanakute

    Meaning

    not swear, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓いまして

    Reading

    ちかいまして
    chikaimashite

    Meaning

    swear, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓いませんで

    Reading

    ちかいませんで
    chikaimasende

    Meaning

    not swear, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    誓え

    Reading

    ちかえ
    chikae

    Meaning

    swear!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    誓うな

    Reading

    ちかうな
    chikauna

    Meaning

    do not swear!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓いなさい

    Reading

    ちかいなさい
    chikainasai

    Meaning

    swear!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    誓いなさるな

    Reading

    ちかいなさるな
    chikainasaruna

    Meaning

    do not swear!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    誓ってください

    Reading

    ちかってください
    chikattekudasai

    Meaning

    please swear

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お誓いください

    Reading

    おちかいください
    ochikaikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly swear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓わないでください

    Reading

    ちかわないでください
    chikawanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not swear

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お誓いなさいませ

    Reading

    おちかいなさいませ
    ochikainasaimase

    Meaning

    please swear

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お誓いなさいますな

    Reading

    おちかいなさいますな
    ochikainasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not swear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓っている

    Reading

    ちかっている
    chikatteiru

    Meaning

    is doing swear / is swear(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓っています

    Reading

    ちかっています
    chikatteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing swear / is swear(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓っていません

    Reading

    ちかっていません
    chikatteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing swear / is not swear(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓っていた

    Reading

    ちかっていた
    chikatteita

    Meaning

    was doing swear / was swear(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓っていました

    Reading

    ちかっていました
    chikatteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing swear / was swear(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓っていませんでした

    Reading

    ちかっていませんでした
    chikatteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing swear / was not swear(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓おう

    Reading

    ちかおう
    chikaou

    Meaning

    let's swear / will swear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    誓うまい

    Reading

    ちかうまい
    chikaumai

    Meaning

    let's not swear / will not swear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓いましょう

    Reading

    ちかいましょう
    chikaimashou

    Meaning

    let's swear / will swear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓いますまい

    Reading

    ちかいますまい
    chikaimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not swear / will not swear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓うだろう

    Reading

    ちかうだろう
    chikaudarou

    Meaning

    will probably swear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    誓わないだろう

    Reading

    ちかわないだろう
    chikawanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not swear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓うでしょう

    Reading

    ちかうでしょう
    chikaudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably swear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓わないでしょう

    Reading

    ちかわないでしょう
    chikawanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not swear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓っただろう

    Reading

    ちかっただろう
    chikattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did swear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    誓わなかっただろう

    Reading

    ちかわなかっただろう
    chikawanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not swear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓ったでしょう

    Reading

    ちかったでしょう
    chikattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did swear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    ちかわなかったでしょう
    chikawanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not swear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓えば

    Reading

    ちかえば
    chikaeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does swear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    誓わなければ

    Reading

    ちかわなければ
    chikawanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not swear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓ったら

    Reading

    ちかったら
    chikattara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did swear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    誓わなかったら

    Reading

    ちかわなかったら
    chikawanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not swear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓いましたら

    Reading

    ちかいましたら
    chikaimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did swear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓いませんでしたら

    Reading

    ちかいませんでしたら
    chikaimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not swear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓える

    Reading

    ちかえる
    chikaeru

    Meaning

    can swear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    誓えない

    Reading

    ちかえない
    chikaenai

    Meaning

    cannot swear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓えます

    Reading

    ちかえます
    chikaemasu

    Meaning

    can swear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓えません

    Reading

    ちかえません
    chikaemasen

    Meaning

    cannot swear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓わせる

    Reading

    ちかわせる
    chikawaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) swear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    誓わせない

    Reading

    ちかわせない
    chikawasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) swear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓わせます

    Reading

    ちかわせます
    chikawasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) swear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓わせません

    Reading

    ちかわせません
    chikawasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) swear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓われる

    Reading

    ちかわれる
    chikawareru

    Meaning

    be swear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    誓われない

    Reading

    ちかわれない
    chikawarenai

    Meaning

    not be swear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓われます

    Reading

    ちかわれます
    chikawaremasu

    Meaning

    be swear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓われません

    Reading

    ちかわれません
    chikawaremasen

    Meaning

    not be swear

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    誓ったり

    Reading

    ちかったり
    chikattari

    Meaning

    did things like swear

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    誓わなかったり

    Reading

    ちかわなかったり
    chikawanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like swear

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    誓いましたり

    Reading

    ちかいましたり
    chikaimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like swear

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    誓いませんでしたり

    Reading

    ちかいませんでしたり
    chikaimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like swear

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    誓いたい

    Reading

    ちかたい
    chikatai

    Meaning

    want to swear

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    誓いたくない

    Reading

    ちかたくない
    chikatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to swear

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    誓いたかった

    Reading

    ちかたかった
    chikatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to swear

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    誓いたくなかった

    Reading

    ちかたくなかった
    chikatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to swear

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    誓いたくて

    Reading

    ちかたくて
    chikatakute

    Meaning

    want to swear, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    誓いたくなくて

    Reading

    ちかたくなくて
    chikatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to swear, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    誓いたく

    Reading

    ちかたく
    chikataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to swear

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    誓いたければ

    Reading

    ちかたければ
    chikatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to swear

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    誓いたくなければ

    Reading

    ちかたくなければ
    chikatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to swear

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    誓いたかったら

    Reading

    ちかたかったら
    chikatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to swear

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    誓いたくなかったら

    Reading

    ちかたくなかったら
    chikatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to swear

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    誓いたさ

    Reading

    ちかたさ
    chikatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to swear

Word Detail

    word

    誓う

    Meaning

    Swear

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Swear, Vow

Warning: The conjugations, readings and meanings displayed on this page are generated programmatically based on standard rules. While care has been taken to follow published grammar references, irregularities, nuances, or context-specific usage may not always be covered.