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生う

to grow

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Conjugation of 生う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: cut
私/俺
Present informal tense
生う
ou
I grow
Present informal negative tense
生わない
owanai
I don't grow
Present formal tense
生います
oimasu
I grow
Present formal negative tense
生いません
oimasen
I do not grow
私/俺
Past informal tense
生った
otta
I grew
Past informal negative tense
生わなかった
owanakatta
I didn't grow
Past formal tense
生いました
oimashita
I grow
Past formal negative tense
生いませんでした
oimasen deshita
I did not grow
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
生え
oe
grow
Imperative negative mood
生うな
ou na
don't grow
Imperative formal mood
生ってください
otte kudasai
please grow
Imperative formal negative mood
生わないでください
owanai dekudasai
please do not grow
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
生って
otte
grow
Passive stem
生われる
owareru
grew
Hypothetical tense
生え
oe
if I grew
Hypothetical conditional stem
生えば
oeba
grew
私/俺
Volitional stem
生おう
oō
will grow
Potential stem
生える
oeru
grew
Continuative stem
生い
oi
growing
Causative stem
生わせる
owaseru
allow to grow
私/俺
Imperfective stem
生わ
owa
grow

Examples of 生う

おう もちろん

Oh, yeah.

おう

Yeah!

おう、どうか!

My family!

(まつり)おう｡ お兄ちゃん 起きてきた｡

Oh, onii-chan woke up. (T/N: onii-chan means older brother)

障害を　おった

He went on disability

防腐剤だわ、おえ！

Embalming fluid. Gross!

おえ、おえ、おえ！

Ding, ding, ding, ding!

おおう

Oh, dear.

おい　誰か俺のライフルを持ってくれ

Oi, somebody get my rifle.

おい　大丈夫か？

Hey. buddy. Are you okay?

おい！

Hequilo!

-　お前 -　おい、よせ、こいつ

Hey, everybody. We have four spots left, and that's all.

- おい ライフルもな

- Hey, grab your rifle.