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誓う

to swear

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Conjugation of 誓う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: make an oath, pledge, vow
私/俺
Present informal tense
誓う
chikau
I swear
Present informal negative tense
誓わない
chikawanai
I don't swear
Present formal tense
誓います
chikaimasu
I swear
Present formal negative tense
誓いません
chikaimasen
I do not swear
私/俺
Past informal tense
誓った
chikatta
I swore
Past informal negative tense
誓わなかった
chikawanakatta
I didn't swear
Past formal tense
誓いました
chikaimashita
I swear
Past formal negative tense
誓いませんでした
chikaimasen deshita
I did not swear
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
誓え
chikae
swear
Imperative negative mood
誓うな
chikau na
don't swear
Imperative formal mood
誓ってください
chikatte kudasai
please swear
Imperative formal negative mood
誓わないでください
chikawanai dekudasai
please do not swear
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
誓って
chikatte
swear
Passive stem
誓われる
chikawareru
swore
Hypothetical tense
誓え
chikae
if I swore
Hypothetical conditional stem
誓えば
chikaeba
swore
私/俺
Volitional stem
誓おう
chikaō
will swear
Potential stem
誓える
chikaeru
swore
Continuative stem
誓い
chikai
swearing
Causative stem
誓わせる
chikawaseru
allow to swear
私/俺
Imperfective stem
誓わ
chikawa
swear

Examples of 誓う

HRの事は耳にしたが 誓う

I've heard of HR, but I swear,

誓うわ 誓う

(crying): I swear.

- 誓う!

I swear.

彼女は一人奴に会いに行った - 誓う - 何にかけて誓う?

And the other night after I left her, she went to meet him.

いや クレアを 殺そうとしてない 誓う

No, I wasn't trying to kill Claire, I swear.

誓います

I do.

誓います!

Yowza!

- 誓います

- I do.

しています 誓います

I do. I swear.

誓った 墓に誓いを立てた

I swear! I swear on their graves, you didn't!

誓った

I took a vow.

墓に誓った お前はミスった 誓った 墓に誓いを立てた

I swear on their graves, you didn't.

"誓って 何も知りません"

I swear I don't know what happened.

誓って、ウソじゃないんだ。

I'm not lyin'.

誓って "彼の蘇り" は 姉たちを幸福にしなかった

How do you organize a life with no death to define it?

ええ 誓って

I did Gloria, I swear.

誓って

- On my honor.

無理だと言ったら ラモーナに話す…誓え スコット

But it's hard.

誓え スコット

I swear to God, Scott.

誓おう 我が家にそなたの居場所を与え 食卓にも席を設けると そしてそなたの名誉を貶める奉仕を求めることはないと

I vow that you shall always have a place in my home and at my table and that I shall ask no service of you that might bring you dishonor.

誓おう 我が家にそなたの居場所を与え

I swear it by the Old Gods and the new.

- 誓える?

Do you swear?

誓える?

- You swear?

誓い?

Vows?

恋? 誓い? どっちも不吉な言葉だ

I swear to you, lam in love.

"誓い"って

The oath.

誓い?警察って誓いをたてるの?

Not since last Christmas! Just for the past few weeks. I took our vows seriously!