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敬う

to respect

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Conjugation of 敬う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: revere, venerate, honor
私/俺
Present informal tense
敬う
uyamau
I respect
Present informal negative tense
敬わない
uyamawanai
I don't respect
Present formal tense
敬います
uyamaimasu
I respect
Present formal negative tense
敬いません
uyamaimasen
I do not respect
私/俺
Past informal tense
敬った
uyamatta
I respected
Past informal negative tense
敬わなかった
uyamawanakatta
I didn't respect
Past formal tense
敬いました
uyamaimashita
I respect
Past formal negative tense
敬いませんでした
uyamaimasen deshita
I did not respect
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
敬え
uyamae
respect
Imperative negative mood
敬うな
uyamau na
don't respect
Imperative formal mood
敬ってください
uyamatte kudasai
please respect
Imperative formal negative mood
敬わないでください
uyamawanai dekudasai
please do not respect
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
敬って
uyamatte
respect
Passive stem
敬われる
uyamawareru
respected
Hypothetical tense
敬え
uyamae
if I respected
Hypothetical conditional stem
敬えば
uyamaeba
respected
私/俺
Volitional stem
敬おう
uyamaō
will respect
Potential stem
敬える
uyamaeru
respected
Continuative stem
敬い
uyamai
respecting
Causative stem
敬わせる
uyamawaseru
allow to respect
私/俺
Imperfective stem
敬わ
uyamawa
respect

Examples of 敬う

敬え

Respect.