構える

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かま
Grade: 5
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「構える
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
構える まえ
Imperative (命令形) 構えろ まえ
Key constructions
Passive 構えられる まえられ
Causative 構えさせる まえさせ
Potential 構えられる まえられ
Volitional 構えよう まえよ
Negative 構えない まえない
Negative perfective 構えなかった まえなかった
Formal 構えます まえま
Perfective 構えた えた
Conjunctive 構えて えて
Hypothetical conditional 構えれば まえれば

Verb

(かま)える (kamaeruかまへる (kamaferu)?transitive ichidan (stem (かま) (kamae), past (かま)えた (kamaeta))

  1. build, set up a building
  2. assume an attitude, have a certain manner
    おおらか(かま)える
    ōraka ni kamaeru
    (please add an English translation of this example)
  3. level a gun or other weapon
  4. scheme

Conjugation

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