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養う

to rear

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Conjugation of 養う

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: cultivate, maintain
私/俺
Present informal tense
養う
yashinau
I rear
Present informal negative tense
養わない
yashinawanai
I don't rear
Present formal tense
養います
yashinaimasu
I rear
Present formal negative tense
養いません
yashinaimasen
I do not rear
私/俺
Past informal tense
養った
yashinatta
I reared
Past informal negative tense
養わなかった
yashinawanakatta
I didn't rear
Past formal tense
養いました
yashinaimashita
I rear
Past formal negative tense
養いませんでした
yashinaimasen deshita
I did not rear
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
養え
yashinae
rear
Imperative negative mood
養うな
yashinau na
don't rear
Imperative formal mood
養ってください
yashinatte kudasai
please rear
Imperative formal negative mood
養わないでください
yashinawanai dekudasai
please do not rear
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
養って
yashinatte
rear
Passive stem
養われる
yashinawareru
reared
Hypothetical tense
養え
yashinae
if I reared
Hypothetical conditional stem
養えば
yashinaeba
reared
私/俺
Volitional stem
養おう
yashinaō
will rear
Potential stem
養える
yashinaeru
reared
Continuative stem
養い
yashinai
rearing
Causative stem
養わせる
yashinawaseru
allow to rear
私/俺
Imperfective stem
養わ
yashinawa
rear

Examples of 養う

ポケットで 養おう この男は ダーツに関心ある

This guy's more about thrown at the dartboard.