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叶う

to do

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Conjugation of 叶う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
叶う
kanau
I do
Present informal negative tense
叶わない
kanawanai
I don't do
Present formal tense
叶います
kanaimasu
I do
Present formal negative tense
叶いません
kanaimasen
I do not do
私/俺
Past informal tense
叶った
kanatta
I did
Past informal negative tense
叶わなかった
kanawanakatta
I didn't do
Past formal tense
叶いました
kanaimashita
I do
Past formal negative tense
叶いませんでした
kanaimasen deshita
I did not do
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
叶え
kanae
do
Imperative negative mood
叶うな
kanau na
don't do
Imperative formal mood
叶ってください
kanatte kudasai
please do
Imperative formal negative mood
叶わないでください
kanawanai dekudasai
please do not do
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
叶って
kanatte
do
Passive stem
叶われる
kanawareru
did
Hypothetical tense
叶え
kanae
if I did
Hypothetical conditional stem
叶えば
kanaeba
did
私/俺
Volitional stem
叶おう
kanaō
will do
Potential stem
叶える
kanaeru
did
Continuative stem
叶い
kanai
doing
Causative stem
叶わせる
kanawaseru
allow to do
私/俺
Imperfective stem
叶わ
kanawa
do

Examples of 叶う

- ジェニーの夢が、叶う。

- And Jenny's dream comes true.

夢が　叶った

These are your dreams. This is our future.

新鮮な熟したベリーには かなわない

What can compete with fresh, ripe berries? Nothing.

エニグマには　かなわない

Enigma is always smarter.

♪ 誰も かなわない

None can compare