窺う

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
窺
うかが
Jinmeiyō

Verb

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

  1. peek, peep
  2. be on the lookout
  3. infer, gather

Conjugation

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