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構う

to care about

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Conjugation of 構う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: mind
私/俺
Present informal tense
構う
kamau
I care about
Present informal negative tense
構わない
kamawanai
I don't care about
Present formal tense
構います
kamaimasu
I care about
Present formal negative tense
構いません
kamaimasen
I do not care about
私/俺
Past informal tense
構った
kamatta
I cared about
Past informal negative tense
構わなかった
kamawanakatta
I didn't care about
Past formal tense
構いました
kamaimashita
I care about
Past formal negative tense
構いませんでした
kamaimasen deshita
I did not care about
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
構え
kamae
care about
Imperative negative mood
構うな
kamau na
don't care about
Imperative formal mood
構ってください
kamatte kudasai
please care about
Imperative formal negative mood
構わないでください
kamawanai dekudasai
please do not care about
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
構って
kamatte
care about
Passive stem
構われる
kamawareru
cared about
Hypothetical tense
構え
kamae
if I cared about
Hypothetical conditional stem
構えば
kamaeba
cared about
私/俺
Volitional stem
構おう
kamaō
will care about
Potential stem
構える
kamaeru
cared about
Continuative stem
構い
kamai
caring about
Causative stem
構わせる
kamawaseru
allow to care about
私/俺
Imperfective stem
構わ
kamawa
care about

Examples of 構う

私に詳細を教える準備が 出来ていないのは 構わない でも聞いて欲しい

Marie, you're not ready to fill me in here, that's fine.

構わない だがこれは全て 私じゃなくバリーの責任だろう?

Fine, but this all falls on Barry, not me, right?

モデルをやってる男になんて 興味は無さそうだった どうしてモデルを嫌うんだ? マチルダ - 正直に言っても? - 構わない

From that article that I read, it seems like... you don't really care too much about guys in our line of work.

もう眠りたいの 構わない?

- I would justÉ rather go to sleep, okay?

構わない

Of course not.

構え 周りの目 敵の姿

Mind sword, mind people watch, mind enemy.

- 火薬を節約しろ - 構え

Right.

構え

Present arms

構え!

Ready.

かまう?

Obsess?

頭を殴っても かまわない。

I don't care if you have to hit me over the head... just don't let me leave.

. ? - どうぞ かまわない

No, do your thing, man.

それを伝えるため かまわない。 絶対

To tell you that I don't care, which I don't, and... have now told you.

かまわない

That's not true.

小さなリスクでしょ... かまわない

A small risk ... worth taking.

かまえ!

Ready!

誰かれ かまわず 手を出すんだ 相手が 何も してなくても だ

Guilty, innocent, doesn't matter.