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うわまわる
to exceed; to surpass
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | うわまわる (uwamawaru)exceed |
| Polite, masu | うわまわります (uwamawarimasu)exceed |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うわまわらない (uwamawaranai)do not exceed |
| Polite negative | うわまわりません (uwamawarimasen)do not exceed |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うわまわった (uwamawatta)exceeded |
| Polite past | うわまわりました (uwamawarimashita)exceeded |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うわまわらなかった (uwamawaranakatta)did not exceed |
| Polite past negative | うわまわりませんでした (uwamawarimasendeshita)did not exceed |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うわまわって (uwamawatte)exceeding (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うわまわりまして (uwamawarimashite)exceeding (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うわまわっている (uwamawatteiru)be exceeding |
| Polite te-iru | うわまわっています (uwamawatteimasu)be exceeding |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うわまわれば (uwamawareba)if you exceed |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うわまわりますれば (uwamawarimasureba)if you exceed (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | うわまわったら (uwamawattara)if you exceed |
| Polite conditional, tara | うわまわりましたら (uwamawarimashitara)if you exceed |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うわまわれる (uwamawareru)can exceed |
| Polite potential | うわまわれます (uwamawaremasu)can exceed |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うわまわろう (uwamawarou)let's exceed! |
| Polite volitional | うわまわりましょう (uwamawarimashou)let's exceed! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うわまわりたい (uwamawaritai)want to exceed |
| Polite desire, tai | うわまわりたいです (uwamawaritaidesu)want to exceed |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うわまわられる (uwamawarareru)be affected when someone exceeds |
| Polite passive | うわまわられます (uwamawararemasu)be affected when someone exceeds |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うわまわらせる (uwamawaraseru)make or let someone exceed |
| Polite causative | うわまわらせます (uwamawarasemasu)make or let someone exceed |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うわまわらせられる (uwamawaraserareru)be made to exceed |
| Polite causative-passive | うわまわらせられます (uwamawaraseraremasu)be made to exceed |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うわまわるな (uwamawaruna)do not exceed! |
| Polite negative request | うわまわらないでください (uwamawaranaidekudasai)please do not exceed |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うわまわります (uwamawarimasu)exceed |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うわまわりません (uwamawarimasen)do not exceed |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うわまわりました (uwamawarimashita)exceeded |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うわまわりませんでした (uwamawarimasendeshita)did not exceed |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うわまわってください (uwamawattekudasai)please exceed |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うわまわらないでください (uwamawaranaidekudasai)please do not exceed |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うわまわりましょう (uwamawarimashou)let's exceed! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うわまわってもいい (uwamawattemoii)may exceed |
| Polite permission | うわまわってもいいです (uwamawattemoiidesu)may exceed |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うわまわってはいけない (uwamawattehaikenai)must not exceed |
| Polite prohibition | うわまわってはいけません (uwamawattehaikemasen)must not exceed |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うわまわりなさい (uwamawarinasai)exceed (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うわまわってみる (uwamawattemiru)try to exceed |
| Polite try doing | うわまわってみます (uwamawattemimasu)try to exceed |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うわまわってしまう (uwamawatteshimau)exceed completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うわまわってしまいます (uwamawatteshimaimasu)exceed completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うわまわっておく (uwamawatteoku)exceed in advance |
| Polite preparation | うわまわっておきます (uwamawatteokimasu)exceed in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うわまわったことがある (uwamawattakotogaaru)have the experience of: exceeded |
| Polite past experience | うわまわったことがあります (uwamawattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: exceeded |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うわまわると (uwamawaruto)whenever you exceed |
| Polite automatic result | うわまわりますと (uwamawarimasuto)whenever you exceed |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うわまわるなら (uwamawarunara)if you mean to exceed |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うわまわるだろう (uwamawarudarou)probably exceed |
| Polite probability | うわまわるでしょう (uwamawarudeshou)probably exceed |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うわまわれ (uwamaware)exceed! |
| Polite request | うわまわってください (uwamawattekudasai)please exceed |
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