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Japanese
Pronunciation
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「飼う」
| 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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飼う
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かう
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| Imperative (命令形)
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飼え
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かえ
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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飼われる
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かわれる
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| Causative
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飼わせる
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かわせる
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| Potential
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飼える
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かえる
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| Volitional
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飼おう
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かおー
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| Negative
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飼わない
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かわない
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| Negative perfective
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飼わなかった
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かわなかった
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| Formal
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飼います
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かいます
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| Perfective
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飼った
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かった
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| Conjunctive
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飼って
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かって
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| Hypothetical conditional
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飼えば
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かえば
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Verb
飼う • (kau) ←かふ (kafu)?transitive godan (stem 飼い (kai), past 飼った (katta))
- to raise; to feed (livestock etc.)
- 牛を飼って生計を立てている。
- Ushi o katte seikei o tateteiru.
- He makes his living by raising cattle.
- to keep, have (a pet)
- 私は大きな犬を飼ってます。
- Watashi wa ōkina inu o kattemasu.
- I have a big dog.
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
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| Mizenkei ("imperfective")
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飼わ
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かわ
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kawa
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| Ren’yōkei ("continuative")
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飼い
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かい
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kai
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| Shūshikei ("terminal")
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飼う
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かう
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kau
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| Rentaikei ("attributive")
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飼う
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かう
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kau
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| Kateikei ("hypothetical")
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飼え
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かえ
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kae
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| Meireikei ("imperative")
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飼え
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かえ
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kae
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| Key constructions
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| Passive
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飼われる
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かわれる
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kawareru
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| Causative
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飼わせる
飼わす
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かわせる
かわす
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kawaseru
kawasu
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| Potential
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飼える
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かえる
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kaeru
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| Volitional
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飼おう
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かおう
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kaō
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| Negative
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飼わない
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かわない
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kawanai
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| Negative continuative
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飼わず
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かわず
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kawazu
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| Formal
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飼います
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かいます
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kaimasu
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| Perfective
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飼った
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かった
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katta
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| Conjunctive
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飼って
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かって
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katte
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| Hypothetical conditional
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飼えば
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かえば
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kaeba
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Synonyms
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.