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負う

to bear

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Conjugation of 負う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: suffer an injury, assume, suffer, carry on back, take a responsibility, do
私/俺
Present informal tense
負う
ou
I bear
Present informal negative tense
負わない
owanai
I don't bear
Present formal tense
負います
oimasu
I bear
Present formal negative tense
負いません
oimasen
I do not bear
私/俺
Past informal tense
負った
otta
I beared
Past informal negative tense
負わなかった
owanakatta
I didn't bear
Past formal tense
負いました
oimashita
I bear
Past formal negative tense
負いませんでした
oimasen deshita
I did not bear
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
負え
oe
bear
Imperative negative mood
負うな
ou na
don't bear
Imperative formal mood
負ってください
otte kudasai
please bear
Imperative formal negative mood
負わないでください
owanai dekudasai
please do not bear
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
負って
otte
bear
Passive stem
負われる
owareru
beared
Hypothetical tense
負え
oe
if I beared
Hypothetical conditional stem
負えば
oeba
beared
私/俺
Volitional stem
負おう
oō
will bear
Potential stem
負える
oeru
beared
Continuative stem
負い
oi
bearing
Causative stem
負わせる
owaseru
allow to bear
私/俺
Imperfective stem
負わ
owa
bear

Examples of 負う

我々は重大なる任務を 負った　行くぞ

We have got ourselves a mission.

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.