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買う
Readings
かう kau
English
Godan verb with 'u' ending Transitive verb to buy, to purchase Godan verb with 'u' ending Transitive verb to value (highly), to think highly of, to have a high opinion of, to appreciate, to recognize Godan verb with 'u' ending Transitive verb to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.), to elicit (e.g. sneers), to invite (e.g. scorn), to evoke, to arouse, to win (someone's favour) Godan verb with 'u' ending Transitive verb to accept, to take on, to take up Godan verb with 'u' ending Transitive verb to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)
Present, Future 買う, 買います [does], will [do] 買わない, 買いません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 買った, 買いました [did] 買わなかった, 買いませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 買って, 買いまして 買わないで, 買いませんで 買わなくて Progressive 買っている, 買っています [doing], to be [doing] 買っていない, 買っていません not [doing] Volitional 買おう, 買いましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] 買うまい, 買いますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative 買え, 買いなさい [do] ! 買うな, 買いなさるな don't [do] ! Request 買ってください please [do] 買わないでください please don't [do] Provisional 買えば if X [does], if X [is ~] 買わなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional 買ったら, 買いましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] 買わなかったら, 買いませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential 買える, 買えます be able to [do], can [do] 買えない, 買えません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful 買われる, 買われます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) 買われない, 買われません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative 買わせる, 買わせます makes/will make (someone) [do] 買わせない, 買わせません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive 買わせられる, 買わせられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) 買わせられない, 買わせられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone) ~たい form 買いたい want to [do] 買いたくない don't want to [do]