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抱える

to hold under the arms

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Conjugation of 抱える

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: face problems, bear, have
私/俺
Present informal tense
抱える
kakaeru
I hold under the arms
Present informal negative tense
抱えない
kakaenai
I don't hold under the arms
Present formal tense
抱えます
kakaemasu
I hold under the arms
Present formal negative tense
抱えません
kakaemasen
I do not hold under the arms
私/俺
Past informal tense
抱えた
kakaeta
I held under the arms
Past informal negative tense
抱えなかった
kakaenakatta
I didn't hold under the arms
Past formal tense
抱えました
kakaemashita
I hold under the arms
Past formal negative tense
抱えませんでした
kakaemasen deshita
I did not hold under the arms
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
抱えよ
kakaeyo
hold under the arms
Imperative negative mood
抱えるな
kakaeru na
don't hold under the arms
Imperative formal mood
抱えてください
kakaete kudasai
please hold under the arms
Imperative formal negative mood
抱えないでください
kakaenai dekudasai
please do not hold under the arms
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
抱えて
kakaete
hold under the arms
Passive stem
抱えられる
kakaerareru
held under the arms
Hypothetical tense
抱えれ
kakaere
if I held under the arms
Hypothetical conditional stem
抱えれば
kakaereba
held under the arms
私/俺
Volitional stem
抱えよう
kakaeyō
will hold under the arms
Potential stem
抱えられる
kakaerareru
held under the arms
Continuative stem
抱え
kakae
holding under the arms
Causative stem
抱えさせる
kakaesaseru
allow to hold under the arms
私/俺
Imperfective stem
抱え
kakae
hold under the arms

Examples of 抱える

９ヵ月間お前を抱えて それからずっと 抱えた 変な奴だと知りながら

I carried you for nine months and I've been carrying you ever since with your weirdness.

ベイビー、抱えて 寒いわ

Oh, baby. Hold me, I'm cold.