伺う

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
伺
うかが
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “related to 疑(うたが)う (utagau)?”

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「伺う」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		伺う うかがう
Imperative (命令形) 伺え うかがえ
Key constructions
Passive 伺われる うかがわれる
Causative 伺わせる うかがわせる
Potential 伺える うかがえる
Volitional 伺おう うかがおー
Negative 伺わない うかがわない
Negative perfective 伺わなかった うかがわなかった
Formal 伺います うかがいます
Perfective 伺った うかがった
Conjunctive 伺って うかがって
Hypothetical conditional 伺えば うかがえば

Verb

伺(うかが)う • (ukagau) transitive godan (stem 伺(うかが)い (ukagai), past 伺(うかが)った (ukagatta))

  1. (humble) ask about
  2. (humble) hear, be told

伺(うかが)う • (ukagau) intransitive godan (stem 伺(うかが)い (ukagai), past 伺(うかが)った (ukagatta))

  1. (humble) call on someone, visit

Usage notes

This is used to humble oneself when speaking to a superior.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "伺う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 伺わ うかがわ ukagawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 伺い うかがい ukagai
Shūshikei ("terminal") 伺う うかがう ukagau
Rentaikei ("attributive") 伺う うかがう ukagau
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 伺え うかがえ ukagae
Meireikei ("imperative") 伺え うかがえ ukagae
Key constructions
Passive 伺われる うかがわれる ukagawareru
Causative 伺わせる
伺わす 		うかがわせる
うかがわす 		ukagawaseru
ukagawasu
Potential 伺える うかがえる ukagaeru
Volitional 伺おう うかがおう ukagaō
Negative 伺わない うかがわない ukagawanai
Negative continuative 伺わず うかがわず ukagawazu
Formal 伺います うかがいます ukagaimasu
Perfective 伺った うかがった ukagatta
Conjunctive 伺って うかがって ukagatte
Hypothetical conditional 伺えば うかがえば ukagaeba
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