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Conjugation of Japanese verb かく - write, draw - kaku

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    Meaning

    write

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かう

    Reading

    u

    Meaning

    to write / does write / will write

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    かわない

    Reading

    わない
    wanai

    Meaning

    to not write / does not write / will not write

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かいます

    Reading

    います
    imasu

    Meaning

    to write / does write / will write

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かいません

    Reading

    いません
    imasen

    Meaning

    to not write / does not write / will not write

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かった

    Reading

    った
    tta

    Meaning

    did write

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    かわなかった

    Reading

    わなかった
    wanakatta

    Meaning

    did not write

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かいました

    Reading

    いました
    imashita

    Meaning

    did write

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かいませんでした

    Reading

    いませんでした
    imasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not write

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かって

    Reading

    って
    tte

    Meaning

    write, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    かわないで

    Reading

    わないで
    wanaide

    Meaning

    not write, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    かわなくて

    Reading

    わなくて
    wanakute

    Meaning

    not write, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かいまして

    Reading

    いまして
    imashite

    Meaning

    write, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かいませんで

    Reading

    いませんで
    imasende

    Meaning

    not write, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    かえ

    Reading

    e

    Meaning

    write!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    かうな

    Reading

    うな
    una

    Meaning

    do not write!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かいなさい

    Reading

    いなさい
    inasai

    Meaning

    write!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    かいなさるな

    Reading

    いなさるな
    inasaruna

    Meaning

    do not write!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    かってください

    Reading

    ってください
    ttekudasai

    Meaning

    please write

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    おかいください

    Reading

    おいください
    oikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly write

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かわないでください

    Reading

    わないでください
    wanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not write

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    おかいなさいませ

    Reading

    おいなさいませ
    oinasaimase

    Meaning

    please write

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    おかいなさいますな

    Reading

    おいなさいますな
    oinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not write

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かっている

    Reading

    っている
    tteiru

    Meaning

    is doing write / is write(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かっています

    Reading

    っています
    tteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing write / is write(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かっていません

    Reading

    っていません
    tteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing write / is not write(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かっていた

    Reading

    っていた
    tteita

    Meaning

    was doing write / was write(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かっていました

    Reading

    っていました
    tteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing write / was write(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かっていませんでした

    Reading

    っていませんでした
    tteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing write / was not write(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かおう

    Reading

    おう
    ou

    Meaning

    let's write / will write

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    かうまい

    Reading

    うまい
    umai

    Meaning

    let's not write / will not write

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かいましょう

    Reading

    いましょう
    imashou

    Meaning

    let's write / will write

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かいますまい

    Reading

    いますまい
    imasumai

    Meaning

    let's not write / will not write

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かうだろう

    Reading

    うだろう
    udarou

    Meaning

    will probably write

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    かわないだろう

    Reading

    わないだろう
    wanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not write

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かうでしょう

    Reading

    うでしょう
    udeshou

    Meaning

    will probably write

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かわないでしょう

    Reading

    わないでしょう
    wanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not write

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かっただろう

    Reading

    っただろう
    ttadarou

    Meaning

    probably did write

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    かわなかっただろう

    Reading

    わなかっただろう
    wanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not write

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かったでしょう

    Reading

    ったでしょう
    ttadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did write

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かわなかったでしょう

    Reading

    わなかったでしょう
    wanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not write

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かえば

    Reading

    えば
    eba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does write

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    かわなければ

    Reading

    わなければ
    wanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not write

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かったら

    Reading

    ったら
    ttara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did write

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    かわなかったら

    Reading

    わなかったら
    wanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not write

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かいましたら

    Reading

    いましたら
    imashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did write

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かいませんでしたら

    Reading

    いませんでしたら
    imasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not write

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かえる

    Reading

    える
    eru

    Meaning

    can write

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    かえない

    Reading

    えない
    enai

    Meaning

    cannot write

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かえます

    Reading

    えます
    emasu

    Meaning

    can write

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かえません

    Reading

    えません
    emasen

    Meaning

    cannot write

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かわせる

    Reading

    わせる
    waseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) write

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    かわせない

    Reading

    わせない
    wasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) write

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かわせます

    Reading

    わせます
    wasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) write

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かわせません

    Reading

    わせません
    wasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) write

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かわれる

    Reading

    われる
    wareru

    Meaning

    be write

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    かわれない

    Reading

    われない
    warenai

    Meaning

    not be write

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かわれます

    Reading

    われます
    waremasu

    Meaning

    be write

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かわれません

    Reading

    われません
    waremasen

    Meaning

    not be write

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    かったり

    Reading

    ったり
    ttari

    Meaning

    did things like write

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    かわなかったり

    Reading

    わなかったり
    wanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like write

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    かいましたり

    Reading

    いましたり
    imashitari

    Meaning

    did things like write

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    かいませんでしたり

    Reading

    いませんでしたり
    imasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like write

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    かいたい

    Reading

    たい
    tai

    Meaning

    want to write

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    かいたくない

    Reading

    たくない
    takunai

    Meaning

    do not want to write

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    かいたかった

    Reading

    たかった
    takatta

    Meaning

    wanted to write

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    かいたくなかった

    Reading

    たくなかった
    takunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to write

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    かいたくて

    Reading

    たくて
    takute

    Meaning

    want to write, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    かいたくなくて

    Reading

    たくなくて
    takunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to write, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    かいたく

    Reading

    たく
    taku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to write

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    かいたければ

    Reading

    たければ
    takereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to write

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    かいたくなければ

    Reading

    たくなければ
    takunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to write

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    かいたかったら

    Reading

    たかったら
    takattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to write

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    かいたくなかったら

    Reading

    たくなかったら
    takunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to write

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    かいたさ

    Reading

    たさ
    tasa

    Meaning

    the desire to write

Word Detail

    word

    かく

    Meaning

    Write, Draw

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