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補う
Readings
おぎなう oginau
English
Godan verb with 'u' ending Transitive verb to supplement, to make up for, to compensate for, to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.), to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
Present, Future 補う, 補います [does], will [do] 補わない, 補いません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 補った, 補いました [did] 補わなかった, 補いませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 補って, 補いまして 補わないで, 補いませんで 補わなくて Progressive 補っている, 補っています [doing], to be [doing] 補っていない, 補っていません not [doing] Volitional 補おう, 補いましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] 補うまい, 補いますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative 補え, 補いなさい [do] ! 補うな, 補いなさるな don't [do] ! Request 補ってください please [do] 補わないでください please don't [do] Provisional 補えば if X [does], if X [is ~] 補わなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional 補ったら, 補いましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] 補わなかったら, 補いませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential 補える, 補えます be able to [do], can [do] 補えない, 補えません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful 補われる, 補われます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) 補われない, 補われません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative 補わせる, 補わせます makes/will make (someone) [do] 補わせない, 補わせません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive 補わせられる, 補わせられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) 補わせられない, 補わせられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone)