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覆う
おおう
to cover
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 | おおう (oou)cover |
| Polite, masu | おおいます (ooimasu)cover |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | おおわない (oowanai)do not cover |
| Polite negative | おおいません (ooimasen)do not cover |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | おおった (ootta)covered |
| Polite past | おおいました (ooimashita)covered |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | おおわなかった (oowanakatta)did not cover |
| Polite past negative | おおいませんでした (ooimasendeshita)did not cover |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | おおって (ootte)covering (and then) |
| Polite te-form | おおいまして (ooimashite)covering (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | おおっている (ootteiru)be covering |
| Polite te-iru | おおっています (ootteimasu)be covering |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | おおえば (ooeba)if you cover |
| Rare literary polite conditional | おおいますれば (ooimasureba)if you cover (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 | おおったら (oottara)if you cover |
| Polite conditional, tara | おおいましたら (ooimashitara)if you cover |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | おおえる (ooeru)can cover |
| Polite potential | おおえます (ooemasu)can cover |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | おおおう (ooou)let's cover! |
| Polite volitional | おおいましょう (ooimashou)let's cover! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | おおいたい (ooitai)want to cover |
| Polite desire, tai | おおいたいです (ooitaidesu)want to cover |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | おおわれる (oowareru)be affected when someone covers |
| Polite passive | おおわれます (oowaremasu)be affected when someone covers |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | おおわせる (oowaseru)make or let someone cover |
| Polite causative | おおわせます (oowasemasu)make or let someone cover |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | おおわせられる (oowaserareru)be made to cover |
| Polite causative-passive | おおわせられます (oowaseraremasu)be made to cover |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | おおうな (oouna)do not cover! |
| Polite negative request | おおわないでください (oowanaidekudasai)please do not cover |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | おおいます (ooimasu)cover |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | おおいません (ooimasen)do not cover |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | おおいました (ooimashita)covered |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | おおいませんでした (ooimasendeshita)did not cover |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | おおってください (oottekudasai)please cover |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | おおわないでください (oowanaidekudasai)please do not cover |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | おおいましょう (ooimashou)let's cover! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | おおってもいい (oottemoii)may cover |
| Polite permission | おおってもいいです (oottemoiidesu)may cover |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | おおってはいけない (oottehaikenai)must not cover |
| Polite prohibition | おおってはいけません (oottehaikemasen)must not cover |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | おおいなさい (ooinasai)cover (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | おおってみる (oottemiru)try to cover |
| Polite try doing | おおってみます (oottemimasu)try to cover |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | おおってしまう (ootteshimau)cover completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | おおってしまいます (ootteshimaimasu)cover completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | おおっておく (ootteoku)cover in advance |
| Polite preparation | おおっておきます (ootteokimasu)cover in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | おおったことがある (oottakotogaaru)have the experience of: covered |
| Polite past experience | おおったことがあります (oottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: covered |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | おおうと (oouto)whenever you cover |
| Polite automatic result | おおいますと (ooimasuto)whenever you cover |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | おおうなら (oounara)if you mean to cover |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | おおうだろう (ooudarou)probably cover |
| Polite probability | おおうでしょう (ooudeshou)probably cover |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | おおえ (ooe)cover! |
| Polite request | おおってください (oottekudasai)please cover |
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