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匂う [niou] (to smell good) conjugation

Japanese
10 examples
This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: glow, smell bad, stink
私/俺
Present informal tense
匂う
Present informal negative tense
匂わない
Present formal tense
匂います
Present formal negative tense
匂いません
私/俺
Past informal tense
匂った
Past informal negative tense
匂わなかった
Past formal tense
匂いました
Past formal negative tense
匂いませんでした
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
匂え
Imperative negative mood
匂うな
Imperative formal mood
匂ってください
Imperative formal negative mood
匂わないでください
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
匂って
Passive stem
匂われる
Hypothetical tense
匂え
Hypothetical conditional stem
匂えば
私/俺
Volitional stem
匂おう
Potential stem
匂える
Continuative stem
匂い
Causative stem
匂わせる
私/俺
Imperfective stem
匂わ

Examples of 匂う

Example in JapaneseTranslation in English
匂い
- 彼女の味、匂い - ベン...		- Ben...
- 彼女の味、匂い- Her taste? Her smell?
匂い？I smell funny?
世界はそれ自身が 景色、音、匂い、記憶の不協和音で 描写される。The world presents itself as a cacophony of sights, sounds, smells, recollections.
とにかく今は におわないI didn't smell anything when l was in there.
におわない？You can't smell that?
煙 におい ゴミもなし 調理場じゃないNo smoke, no smell, no waste. There's no cook.
におい？Smell?
- 匂いを消してる。 - におい?What are you doing?
におう？What smell?

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患う
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扱う
handle
囲う
enclose
違う
differ
窺う
peek
厭う
hate
沿う
run along
歌う
sing
荷う
do
会う
meet with
叶う
do
患う
fall ill
願う
wish
掬う
scoop
吸う
inhale
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lie back
同情
sympathise
特集
run a special on someone
読む
read
突出
protrude
突発
happen suddenly
二分
halve
賑わう
bustle
入居
move in
入船
arrive at a port

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