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雇う

to hire

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Conjugation of 雇う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
雇う
yatou
I hire
Present informal negative tense
雇わない
yatowanai
I don't hire
Present formal tense
雇います
yatoimasu
I hire
Present formal negative tense
雇いません
yatoimasen
I do not hire
私/俺
Past informal tense
雇った
yatotta
I hired
Past informal negative tense
雇わなかった
yatowanakatta
I didn't hire
Past formal tense
雇いました
yatoimashita
I hire
Past formal negative tense
雇いませんでした
yatoimasen deshita
I did not hire
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
雇え
yatoe
hire
Imperative negative mood
雇うな
yatou na
don't hire
Imperative formal mood
雇ってください
yatotte kudasai
please hire
Imperative formal negative mood
雇わないでください
yatowanai dekudasai
please do not hire
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
雇って
yatotte
hire
Passive stem
雇われる
yatowareru
hired
Hypothetical tense
雇え
yatoe
if I hired
Hypothetical conditional stem
雇えば
yatoeba
hired
私/俺
Volitional stem
雇おう
yatoō
will hire
Potential stem
雇える
yatoeru
hired
Continuative stem
雇い
yatoi
hiring
Causative stem
雇わせる
yatowaseru
allow to hire
私/俺
Imperfective stem
雇わ
yatowa
hire

Examples of 雇う

ヒットマンは　雇わない

We don't hire hit men.

パリスレビューに　悪態を書いて送る ヒットマンは　雇わない

There's pink in your cheeks.

雇った

Want a job?

誰かを 雇った 簡単だ

This works a little better if we bounce ideas off of each other.

もっと　雇って

Hire more.