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報いる

to reward

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Conjugation of 報いる

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: reciprocate, pay back, repay
私/俺
Present informal tense
報いる
mukuiru
I reward
Present informal negative tense
報いない
mukuinai
I don't reward
Present formal tense
報います
mukuimasu
I reward
Present formal negative tense
報いません
mukuimasen
I do not reward
私/俺
Past informal tense
報いた
mukuita
I rewarded
Past informal negative tense
報いなかった
mukuinakatta
I didn't reward
Past formal tense
報いました
mukuimashita
I reward
Past formal negative tense
報いませんでした
mukuimasen deshita
I did not reward
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
報いよ
mukuiyo
reward
Imperative negative mood
報いるな
mukuiru na
don't reward
Imperative formal mood
報いてください
mukuite kudasai
please reward
Imperative formal negative mood
報いないでください
mukuinai dekudasai
please do not reward
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
報いて
mukuite
reward
Passive stem
報いられる
mukuirareru
rewarded
Hypothetical tense
報いれ
mukuire
if I rewarded
Hypothetical conditional stem
報いれば
mukuireba
rewarded
私/俺
Volitional stem
報いよう
mukuiyō
will reward
Potential stem
報いられる
mukuirareru
rewarded
Continuative stem
報い
mukui
rewarding
Causative stem
報いさせる
mukuisaseru
allow to reward
私/俺
Imperfective stem
報い
mukui
reward

Examples of 報いる

たぶん見返りにウォーカーの情報を 報い?

He wants justice for the men who were killed, for which I think he'll tell me what he knows about Walker.

報い? それは

Justice?