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疑う
うたがう
to doubt
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 | うたがう (utagau)doubt |
| Polite, masu | うたがいます (utagaimasu)doubt |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | うたがわない (utagawanai)do not doubt |
| Polite negative | うたがいません (utagaimasen)do not doubt |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | うたがった (utagatta)doubted |
| Polite past | うたがいました (utagaimashita)doubted |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | うたがわなかった (utagawanakatta)did not doubt |
| Polite past negative | うたがいませんでした (utagaimasendeshita)did not doubt |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | うたがって (utagatte)doubting (and then) |
| Polite te-form | うたがいまして (utagaimashite)doubting (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | うたがっている (utagatteiru)be doubting |
| Polite te-iru | うたがっています (utagatteimasu)be doubting |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | うたがえば (utagaeba)if you doubt |
| Rare literary polite conditional | うたがいますれば (utagaimasureba)if you doubt (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 | うたがったら (utagattara)if you doubt |
| Polite conditional, tara | うたがいましたら (utagaimashitara)if you doubt |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | うたがえる (utagaeru)can doubt |
| Polite potential | うたがえます (utagaemasu)can doubt |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | うたがおう (utagaou)let's doubt! |
| Polite volitional | うたがいましょう (utagaimashou)let's doubt! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | うたがいたい (utagaitai)want to doubt |
| Polite desire, tai | うたがいたいです (utagaitaidesu)want to doubt |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | うたがわれる (utagawareru)be doubted |
| Polite passive | うたがわれます (utagawaremasu)be doubted |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | うたがわせる (utagawaseru)make or let someone doubt |
| Polite causative | うたがわせます (utagawasemasu)make or let someone doubt |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | うたがわせられる (utagawaserareru)be made to doubt |
| Polite causative-passive | うたがわせられます (utagawaseraremasu)be made to doubt |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | うたがうな (utagauna)do not doubt! |
| Polite negative request | うたがわないでください (utagawanaidekudasai)please do not doubt |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | うたがいます (utagaimasu)doubt |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | うたがいません (utagaimasen)do not doubt |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | うたがいました (utagaimashita)doubted |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | うたがいませんでした (utagaimasendeshita)did not doubt |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | うたがってください (utagattekudasai)please doubt |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | うたがわないでください (utagawanaidekudasai)please do not doubt |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | うたがいましょう (utagaimashou)let's doubt! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | うたがってもいい (utagattemoii)may doubt |
| Polite permission | うたがってもいいです (utagattemoiidesu)may doubt |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | うたがってはいけない (utagattehaikenai)must not doubt |
| Polite prohibition | うたがってはいけません (utagattehaikemasen)must not doubt |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | うたがいなさい (utagainasai)doubt (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | うたがってみる (utagattemiru)try to doubt |
| Polite try doing | うたがってみます (utagattemimasu)try to doubt |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | うたがってしまう (utagatteshimau)doubt completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | うたがってしまいます (utagatteshimaimasu)doubt completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | うたがっておく (utagatteoku)doubt in advance |
| Polite preparation | うたがっておきます (utagatteokimasu)doubt in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | うたがったことがある (utagattakotogaaru)have the experience of: doubted |
| Polite past experience | うたがったことがあります (utagattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: doubted |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | うたがうと (utagauto)whenever you doubt |
| Polite automatic result | うたがいますと (utagaimasuto)whenever you doubt |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | うたがうなら (utagaunara)if you mean to doubt |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | うたがうだろう (utagaudarou)probably doubt |
| Polite probability | うたがうでしょう (utagaudeshou)probably doubt |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | うたがえ (utagae)doubt! |
| Polite request | うたがってください (utagattekudasai)please doubt |
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