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備える

to prepare

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Conjugation of 備える

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: furnish
私/俺
Present informal tense
備える
sonaeru
I prepare
Present informal negative tense
備えない
sonaēnai
I don't prepare
Present formal tense
備えます
sonaēmasu
I prepare
Present formal negative tense
備えません
sonaēmasen
I do not prepare
私/俺
Past informal tense
備えた
sonaēta
I prepared
Past informal negative tense
備えなかった
sonaēnakatta
I didn't prepare
Past formal tense
備えました
sonaēmashita
I prepare
Past formal negative tense
備えませんでした
sonaēmasen deshita
I did not prepare
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
備えよ
sonaēyo
prepare
Imperative negative mood
備えるな
sonaeru na
don't prepare
Imperative formal mood
備えてください
sonaēte kudasai
please prepare
Imperative formal negative mood
備えないでください
sonaēnai dekudasai
please do not prepare
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
備えて
sonaēte
prepare
Passive stem
備えられる
sonaērareru
prepared
Hypothetical tense
備えれ
sonaēre
if I prepared
Hypothetical conditional stem
備えれば
sonaēreba
prepared
私/俺
Volitional stem
備えよう
sonaēyō
will prepare
Potential stem
備えられる
sonaērareru
prepared
Continuative stem
備え
sonaē
preparing
Causative stem
備えさせる
sonaēsaseru
allow to prepare
私/俺
Imperfective stem
備え
sonaē
prepare

Examples of 備える

ただ、じっと待つ。 ・・・そして、備える。

We wait and get ready.

- 備えよ

- Stand to!

備えよ

Stand to.

"備えよ、それとも破滅の運命か！"

"Prepare or meet your doom!"

備えて

Get ready.

備えよう...

How wouldn't I hear anything? How many did they take him in there?

備えよう... 襲撃を防ぐために 何が出来るかわからないが

We could dig in, make some... kind of a stand, not much cover though.