かまう

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
構う
搆う (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「構う」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		構う かまう
Imperative (命令形) 構え かまえ
Key constructions
Passive 構われる かまわれる
Causative 構わせる かまわせる
Potential 構える かまえる
Volitional 構おう かまおー
Negative 構わない かまわない
Negative perfective 構わなかった かまわなかった
Formal 構います かまいます
Perfective 構った かまった
Conjunctive 構って かまって
Hypothetical conditional 構えば かまえば

Verb

かまう • (kamau) ←かまふ (kamafu)?transitive or intransitive godan (stem かまい (kamai), past かまった (kamatta))

  1. to care about; to mind
    構(かま)いません。
    Kamaimasen.
    It doesn't matter.
  2. to pay attention (affectionate) to a person
    かまって。
    Kamatte.
    Give me attention.
    かまってほしい。
    Kamatte hoshii.
    Give me attention.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "かまう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") かまわ kamawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") かまい kamai
Shūshikei ("terminal") かまう kamau
Rentaikei ("attributive") かまう kamau
Kateikei ("hypothetical") かまえ kamae
Meireikei ("imperative") かまえ kamae
Key constructions
Passive かまわれる kamawareru
Causative かまわせる
かまわす 		kamawaseru
kamawasu
Potential かまえる kamaeru
Volitional かまおう kamaō
Negative かまわない kamawanai
Negative continuative かまわず kamawazu
Formal かまいます kamaimasu
Perfective かまった kamatta
Conjunctive かまって kamatte
Hypothetical conditional かまえば kamaeba
Classical conjugation of "かまふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) かまは kamafa
Continuative (連用形) かまひ kamafi
Terminal (終止形) かまふ kamafu
Attributive (連体形) かまふ kamafu
Realis (已然形) かまへ kamafe
Imperative (命令形) かまへ kamafe
Key constructions
Negative かまはず kamafazu
Contrasting conjunction かまへど kamafedo
Causal conjunction かまへば kamafeba
Conditional conjunction かまはば kamafaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) かまひき kamafiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) かまひけり kamafikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) かまひつ kamafitu
Perfect tense (natural event) かまひぬ kamafinu
Perfect-continuative tense かまへり
かまひたり		 kamaferi
kamafitari
Volitional かまはむ kamafamu

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