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怯える

to do

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Conjugation of 怯える

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
怯える
obieru
I do
Present informal negative tense
怯えない
obienai
I don't do
Present formal tense
怯えます
obiemasu
I do
Present formal negative tense
怯えません
obiemasen
I do not do
私/俺
Past informal tense
怯えた
obieta
I did
Past informal negative tense
怯えなかった
obienakatta
I didn't do
Past formal tense
怯えました
obiemashita
I do
Past formal negative tense
怯えませんでした
obiemasen deshita
I did not do
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
怯えよ
obieyo
do
Imperative negative mood
怯えるな
obieru na
don't do
Imperative formal mood
怯えてください
obiete kudasai
please do
Imperative formal negative mood
怯えないでください
obienai dekudasai
please do not do
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
怯えて
obiete
do
Passive stem
怯えられる
obierareru
did
Hypothetical tense
怯えれ
obiere
if I did
Hypothetical conditional stem
怯えれば
obiereba
did
私/俺
Volitional stem
怯えよう
obieyō
will do
Potential stem
怯えられる
obierareru
did
Continuative stem
怯え
obie
doing
Causative stem
怯えさせる
obiesaseru
allow to do
私/俺
Imperfective stem
怯え
obie
do

Examples of 怯える

怯える? 泉にさ

And here you are. Afraid.

眩しいとか言って 怯えて─ それから急に熱く...

He was complaining about something being too bright, and then he got scared, and then he just started burning-

入ったらドアを バタンと でないと 怯えて パニックになりますから

When you come in, slam the door, otherwise she'll get scared and panic.

話しを聞けば 怯えて 誰も近づかなくなる

Yeah, that's right.

怯え　困惑してる

Scared. Confused.

でも　おびえて

But you got scared.

みんな おびえて

Remember how scared we all were?

クーパー、反抗的、おびえ 確かにそうだ

"Cooper, defiant, frightened."