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弔う

to mourn for

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Conjugation of 弔う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: hold a memorial service for
私/俺
Present informal tense
弔う
tomurau
I mourn for
Present informal negative tense
弔わない
tomurawanai
I don't mourn for
Present formal tense
弔います
tomuraimasu
I mourn for
Present formal negative tense
弔いません
tomuraimasen
I do not mourn for
私/俺
Past informal tense
弔った
tomuratta
I mourned for
Past informal negative tense
弔わなかった
tomurawanakatta
I didn't mourn for
Past formal tense
弔いました
tomuraimashita
I mourn for
Past formal negative tense
弔いませんでした
tomuraimasen deshita
I did not mourn for
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
弔え
tomurae
mourn for
Imperative negative mood
弔うな
tomurau na
don't mourn for
Imperative formal mood
弔ってください
tomuratte kudasai
please mourn for
Imperative formal negative mood
弔わないでください
tomurawanai dekudasai
please do not mourn for
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
弔って
tomuratte
mourn for
Passive stem
弔われる
tomurawareru
mourned for
Hypothetical tense
弔え
tomurae
if I mourned for
Hypothetical conditional stem
弔えば
tomuraeba
mourned for
私/俺
Volitional stem
弔おう
tomuraō
will mourn for
Potential stem
弔える
tomuraeru
mourned for
Continuative stem
弔い
tomurai
mourning for
Causative stem
弔わせる
tomurawaseru
allow to mourn for
私/俺
Imperfective stem
弔わ
tomurawa
mourn for

Examples of 弔う

私が彼を埋葬して、弔う

I will bury him. I will mourn for him.