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Japanese
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「追う」
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
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| Stem forms
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Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
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追う
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おう
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| Imperative (命令形)
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追え
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おえ
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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追われる
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おわれる
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| Causative
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追わせる
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おわせる
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| Potential
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追える
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おえる
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| Volitional
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追おう
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おおー
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| Negative
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追わない
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おわない
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| Negative perfective
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追わなかった
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おわなかった
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| Formal
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追います
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おいます
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| Perfective
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追った
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おった
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| Conjunctive
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追って
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おって
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| Hypothetical conditional
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追えば
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おえば
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Verb
追う • (ou) transitive godan (stem 追い (oi), past 追った (otta))
- to chase (after something)
- Synonym: 追い掛ける (oikakeru)
- to drive (force into an area)
- Synonym: 駆り立てる (karitateru)
- to oust, to drive out, to exile, to expel
- Synonyms: 追い出す (oidasu), 追放する (tsuihō suru)
- to be pressed, to be put under pressure
- to pursue, to aspire to
- Synonym: 追い求める (oimotomeru)
- to follow in order, to follow a trend
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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追わ
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おわ
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owa
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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追い
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おい
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oi
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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追う
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おう
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ou
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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追う
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おう
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ou
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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追え
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おえ
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oe
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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追え
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おえ
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oe
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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追われる
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おわれる
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owareru
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| Causative
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追わせる
追わす
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おわせる
おわす
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owaseru
owasu
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| Potential
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追える
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おえる
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oeru
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| Volitional
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追おう
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おおう
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oō
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| Negative
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追わない
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おわない
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owanai
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| Negative continuative
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追わず
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おわず
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owazu
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| Formal
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追います
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おいます
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oimasu
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| Perfective
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追った
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おった
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otta
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| Conjunctive
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追って
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おって
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otte
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| Hypothetical conditional
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追えば
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おえば
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oeba
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References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.