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見習う

to follow someones example

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Conjugation of 見習う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
見習う
minarau
I follow someones example
Present informal negative tense
見習わない
minarawanai
I don't follow someones example
Present formal tense
見習います
minaraimasu
I follow someones example
Present formal negative tense
見習いません
minaraimasen
I do not follow someones example
私/俺
Past informal tense
見習った
minaratta
I followed someones example
Past informal negative tense
見習わなかった
minarawanakatta
I didn't follow someones example
Past formal tense
見習いました
minaraimashita
I follow someones example
Past formal negative tense
見習いませんでした
minaraimasen deshita
I did not follow someones example
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
見習え
minarae
follow someones example
Imperative negative mood
見習うな
minarau na
don't follow someones example
Imperative formal mood
見習ってください
minaratte kudasai
please follow someones example
Imperative formal negative mood
見習わないでください
minarawanai dekudasai
please do not follow someones example
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
見習って
minaratte
follow someones example
Passive stem
見習われる
minarawareru
followed someones example
Hypothetical tense
見習え
minarae
if I followed someones example
Hypothetical conditional stem
見習えば
minaraeba
followed someones example
私/俺
Volitional stem
見習おう
minaraō
will follow someones example
Potential stem
見習える
minaraeru
followed someones example
Continuative stem
見習い
minarai
following someones example
Causative stem
見習わせる
minarawaseru
allow to follow someones example
私/俺
Imperfective stem
見習わ
minarawa
follow someones example

Examples of 見習う

見習って　ジョニー

Watch and learn, Johnny.

- 見習い？

- Probie?

レースじゃないぞ　見習い

This isn't a race, cadet!

- 見習い？ - 見習い捜査官

Who's that?

"見習い"というのは すぐにでも止めたい

And I hope soon to stop saying "apprentice"