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Japanese
Pronunciation
Verb
攫う • (sarau) transitive godan (stem 攫い (sarai), past 攫った (saratta))
- carry off; snatch away
- 彼は波に足を攫われた。
- Kare wa nami ni ashi o sarawareta.
- He was carried off his feet by the waves.
- monopolize; make a thing a person's own
- 彼は悠々と優勝を攫った。
- Kare wa yūyū to yūshō o saratta.
- He walked away with the championship.
- abduct
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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攫わ
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さらわ
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sarawa
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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攫い
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さらい
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sarai
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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攫う
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さらう
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sarau
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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攫う
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さらう
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sarau
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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攫え
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さらえ
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sarae
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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攫え
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さらえ
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sarae
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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攫われる
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さらわれる
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sarawareru
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| Causative
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攫わせる
攫わす
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さらわせる
さらわす
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sarawaseru
sarawasu
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| Potential
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攫える
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さらえる
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saraeru
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| Volitional
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攫おう
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さらおう
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saraō
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| Negative
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攫わない
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さらわない
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sarawanai
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| Negative continuative
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攫わず
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さらわず
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sarawazu
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| Formal
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攫います
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さらいます
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saraimasu
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| Perfective
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攫った
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さらった
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saratta
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| Conjunctive
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攫って
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さらって
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saratte
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| Hypothetical conditional
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攫えば
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さらえば
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saraeba
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References