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償う

to make up for

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Conjugation of 償う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: recompense, atone for
私/俺
Present informal tense
償う
tsugunau
I make up for
Present informal negative tense
償わない
tsugunawanai
I don't make up for
Present formal tense
償います
tsugunaimasu
I make up for
Present formal negative tense
償いません
tsen
I do not make up for
私/俺
Past informal tense
償った
tsugunatta
I made up for
Past informal negative tense
償わなかった
tsugunawanakatta
I didn't make up for
Past formal tense
償いました
tshita
I make up for
Past formal negative tense
償いませんでした
tsen deshita
I did not make up for
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
償え
tsugunae
make up for
Imperative negative mood
償うな
tsugunau na
don't make up for
Imperative formal mood
償ってください
tsugunatte kudasai
please make up for
Imperative formal negative mood
償わないでください
tsugunawanai dekudasai
please do not make up for
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
償って
tsugunatte
make up for
Passive stem
償われる
tsugunawareru
made up for
Hypothetical tense
償え
tsugunae
if I made up for
Hypothetical conditional stem
償えば
tsugunaeba
made up for
私/俺
Volitional stem
償おう
tsugunaō
will make up for
Potential stem
償える
tsugunaeru
made up for
Continuative stem
償い
tsugunai
making up for
Causative stem
償わせる
tsugunawaseru
allow to make up for
私/俺
Imperfective stem
償わ
tsugunawa
make up for

Examples of 償う

償う・・何の事だ？

Over what?

若い時に　間違いは犯したよ でも俺は　償った

I made some mistakes when I was young, but I did my time.

ケビンにした事を 償わせる

They have to pay for what they did to Kevin.