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補う

to supplement

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Conjugation of 補う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
補う
oginau
I supplement
Present informal negative tense
補わない
oginawanai
I don't supplement
Present formal tense
補います
oginaimasu
I supplement
Present formal negative tense
補いません
oginaimasen
I do not supplement
私/俺
Past informal tense
補った
oginatta
I supplemented
Past informal negative tense
補わなかった
oginawanakatta
I didn't supplement
Past formal tense
補いました
oginaimashita
I supplement
Past formal negative tense
補いませんでした
oginaimasen deshita
I did not supplement
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
補え
oginae
supplement
Imperative negative mood
補うな
oginau na
don't supplement
Imperative formal mood
補ってください
oginatte kudasai
please supplement
Imperative formal negative mood
補わないでください
oginawanai dekudasai
please do not supplement
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
補って
oginatte
supplement
Passive stem
補われる
oginawareru
supplemented
Hypothetical tense
補え
oginae
if I supplemented
Hypothetical conditional stem
補えば
oginaeba
supplemented
私/俺
Volitional stem
補おう
oginaō
will supplement
Potential stem
補える
oginaeru
supplemented
Continuative stem
補い
oginai
supplementing
Causative stem
補わせる
oginawaseru
allow to supplement
私/俺
Imperfective stem
補わ
oginawa
supplement