奪う

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
うば
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「奪う
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
奪う
Imperative (命令形) 奪え
Key constructions
Passive 奪われる ばわれ
Causative 奪わせる ばわせ
Potential 奪える ばえ
Volitional 奪おう ばお
Negative 奪わない ばわない
Negative perfective 奪わなかった ばわなかった
Formal 奪います ばいま
Perfective 奪った った
Conjunctive 奪って って
Hypothetical conditional 奪えば えば

Verb

(うば) (ubauうばふ (ubafu)?transitive godan (stem (うば) (ubai), past (うば)った (ubatta))

  1. to take by force, to rob, to snatch, to pillage
    財布(さいふ)(うば)われた
    Saifu o ubawareta.
    I was robbed of my purse.
  2. (figurative) to fascinate
    すばらしい風景(ふうけい)()(うば)われた
    Subarashii fūkei ni me o ubawareta.
    The beautiful scenery captivated me.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.