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諂う

to butter up

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Conjugation of 諂う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: flatter
私/俺
Present informal tense
諂う
hetsurau
I butter up
Present informal negative tense
諂わない
hetsurawanai
I don't butter up
Present formal tense
諂います
hetsuraimasu
I butter up
Present formal negative tense
諂いません
hetsen
I do not butter up
私/俺
Past informal tense
諂った
hetsuratta
I buttered up
Past informal negative tense
諂わなかった
hetsurawanakatta
I didn't butter up
Past formal tense
諂いました
hetshita
I butter up
Past formal negative tense
諂いませんでした
hetsen deshita
I did not butter up
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
諂え
hetsurae
butter up
Imperative negative mood
諂うな
hetsurau na
don't butter up
Imperative formal mood
諂ってください
hetsuratte kudasai
please butter up
Imperative formal negative mood
諂わないでください
hetsurawanai dekudasai
please do not butter up
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
諂って
hetsuratte
butter up
Passive stem
諂われる
hetsurawareru
buttered up
Hypothetical tense
諂え
hetsurae
if I buttered up
Hypothetical conditional stem
諂えば
hetsuraeba
buttered up
私/俺
Volitional stem
諂おう
hetsuraō
will butter up
Potential stem
諂える
hetsuraeru
buttered up
Continuative stem
諂い
hetsurai
buttering up
Causative stem
諂わせる
hetsurawaseru
allow to butter up
私/俺
Imperfective stem
諂わ
hetsurawa
butter up