Japanese reference
奪う
うばう
to take away; to seize
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 | うばう (ubau)take away |
| Polite, masu | うばいます (ubaimasu)take away |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うばわない (ubawanai)do not take away |
| Polite negative | うばいません (ubaimasen)do not take away |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うばった (ubatta)took away |
| Polite past | うばいました (ubaimashita)took away |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うばわなかった (ubawanakatta)did not take away |
| Polite past negative | うばいませんでした (ubaimasendeshita)did not take away |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うばって (ubatte)taking away (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うばいまして (ubaimashite)taking away (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うばっている (ubatteiru)be taking away |
| Polite te-iru | うばっています (ubatteimasu)be taking away |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うばえば (ubaeba)if you take away |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うばいますれば (ubaimasureba)if you take away (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 | うばったら (ubattara)if you take away |
| Polite conditional, tara | うばいましたら (ubaimashitara)if you take away |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うばえる (ubaeru)can take away |
| Polite potential | うばえます (ubaemasu)can take away |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うばおう (ubaou)let's take away! |
| Polite volitional | うばいましょう (ubaimashou)let's take away! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うばいたい (ubaitai)want to take away |
| Polite desire, tai | うばいたいです (ubaitaidesu)want to take away |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うばわれる (ubawareru)be affected when someone takes away |
| Polite passive | うばわれます (ubawaremasu)be affected when someone takes away |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うばわせる (ubawaseru)make or let someone take away |
| Polite causative | うばわせます (ubawasemasu)make or let someone take away |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うばわせられる (ubawaserareru)be made to take away |
| Polite causative-passive | うばわせられます (ubawaseraremasu)be made to take away |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うばうな (ubauna)do not take away! |
| Polite negative request | うばわないでください (ubawanaidekudasai)please do not take away |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うばいます (ubaimasu)take away |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うばいません (ubaimasen)do not take away |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うばいました (ubaimashita)took away |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うばいませんでした (ubaimasendeshita)did not take away |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うばってください (ubattekudasai)please take away |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うばわないでください (ubawanaidekudasai)please do not take away |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うばいましょう (ubaimashou)let's take away! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うばってもいい (ubattemoii)may take away |
| Polite permission | うばってもいいです (ubattemoiidesu)may take away |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うばってはいけない (ubattehaikenai)must not take away |
| Polite prohibition | うばってはいけません (ubattehaikemasen)must not take away |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うばいなさい (ubainasai)take away (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うばってみる (ubattemiru)try to take away |
| Polite try doing | うばってみます (ubattemimasu)try to take away |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うばってしまう (ubatteshimau)take away completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うばってしまいます (ubatteshimaimasu)take away completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うばっておく (ubatteoku)take away in advance |
| Polite preparation | うばっておきます (ubatteokimasu)take away in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うばったことがある (ubattakotogaaru)have the experience of: took away |
| Polite past experience | うばったことがあります (ubattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: took away |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うばうと (ubauto)whenever you take away |
| Polite automatic result | うばいますと (ubaimasuto)whenever you take away |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うばうなら (ubaunara)if you mean to take away |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うばうだろう (ubaudarou)probably take away |
| Polite probability | うばうでしょう (ubaudeshou)probably take away |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うばえ (ubae)take away! |
| Polite request | うばってください (ubattekudasai)please take away |
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