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洗う

to wash

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Conjugation of 洗う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
洗う
arau
I wash
Present informal negative tense
洗わない
arawanai
I don't wash
Present formal tense
洗います
araimasu
I wash
Present formal negative tense
洗いません
araimasen
I do not wash
私/俺
Past informal tense
洗った
aratta
I washed
Past informal negative tense
洗わなかった
arawanakatta
I didn't wash
Past formal tense
洗いました
araimashita
I wash
Past formal negative tense
洗いませんでした
araimasen deshita
I did not wash
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
洗え
arae
wash
Imperative negative mood
洗うな
arau na
don't wash
Imperative formal mood
洗ってください
aratte kudasai
please wash
Imperative formal negative mood
洗わないでください
arawanai dekudasai
please do not wash
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
洗って
aratte
wash
Passive stem
洗われる
arawareru
washed
Hypothetical tense
洗え
arae
if I washed
Hypothetical conditional stem
洗えば
araeba
washed
私/俺
Volitional stem
洗おう
araō
will wash
Potential stem
洗える
araeru
washed
Continuative stem
洗い
arai
washing
Causative stem
洗わせる
arawaseru
allow to wash
私/俺
Imperfective stem
洗わ
arawa
wash

Examples of 洗う

洗った

Yes, I did.

はい　洗って。 やだよ！

- Luke, be a man.

洗って...

You could wash it...

（ボブ）何だよ～。 はい　洗って。

Kokuhaku (confession)? No! It says 'kokuhaku', but you read it as 'yuuki' (confidence).

洗え

Wash yourself.

洗えば、車は太陽の光をあびて輝くだろう。

If you wash it, your car will shine in the sun.