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狙う

to aim

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Conjugation of 狙う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: seek, watch for opportunity, have eye on something, watch, have
私/俺
Present informal tense
狙う
nerau
I aim
Present informal negative tense
狙わない
nerawanai
I don't aim
Present formal tense
狙います
neraimasu
I aim
Present formal negative tense
狙いません
neraimasen
I do not aim
私/俺
Past informal tense
狙った
neratta
I aimed
Past informal negative tense
狙わなかった
nerawanakatta
I didn't aim
Past formal tense
狙いました
neraimashita
I aim
Past formal negative tense
狙いませんでした
neraimasen deshita
I did not aim
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
狙え
nerae
aim
Imperative negative mood
狙うな
nerau na
don't aim
Imperative formal mood
狙ってください
neratte kudasai
please aim
Imperative formal negative mood
狙わないでください
nerawanai dekudasai
please do not aim
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
狙って
neratte
aim
Passive stem
狙われる
nerawareru
aimed
Hypothetical tense
狙え
nerae
if I aimed
Hypothetical conditional stem
狙えば
neraeba
aimed
私/俺
Volitional stem
狙おう
neraō
will aim
Potential stem
狙える
neraeru
aimed
Continuative stem
狙い
nerai
aiming
Causative stem
狙わせる
nerawaseru
allow to aim
私/俺
Imperfective stem
狙わ
nerawa
aim

Examples of 狙う

狙った

Yeah, that was the plan.

狙って

Ready.

狙って！

Here it comes!

なのに　ここから数百Ｋｍ以内だけの国有地を 狙って　そこに捨てるんだよな 【カリフォルニア州　サンアンジェロ】

What do we got? The, uh, victim's name isemma plaskett, 19, local girl.

次は緑のビン... 狙って

Now I'm gonna shoot the green bottle.

もう 狙われる 心配は無いわよ

Yeah, I hated that. So, what's next?

狙われる　真っ先に

- And it will hunt you. Trust me.

- 狙え

-Target them!

狙え

Aim!

狙え！

Fire!

狙え、

Roger, roger.

クソッ！ 狙え

Oh, damn it!

狙い？

Angle?