かまう
Japanese
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 構う 搆う (obsolete) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ka̠ma̠ɯ̟ᵝ]
- Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "構う"
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形) |
構う | かまう | [kàmáꜜù] |
| Imperative (命令形) | 構え | かまえ | [kàmáꜜè] |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 構われる | かまわれる | [kàmáwáréꜜrù] |
| Causative | 構わせる | かまわせる | [kàmáwáséꜜrù] |
| Potential | 構える | かまえる | [kàmáéꜜrù] |
| Volitional | 構おう | かまおー | [kàmáóꜜò] |
| Negative | 構わない | かまわない | [kàmáwáꜜnàì] |
| Negative perfective | 構わなかった | かまわなかった | [kàmáwáꜜnàkàttà] |
| Formal | 構います | かまいます | [kàmáímáꜜsù] |
| Perfective | 構った | かまった | [kàmáꜜttà] |
| Conjunctive | 構って | かまって | [kàmáꜜttè] |
| Hypothetical conditional | 構えば | かまえば | [kàmáꜜèbà] |
Verb
かまう • (kamau) ←かまふ (kamafu)?transitive or intransitive godan (stem かまい (kamai), past かまった (kamatta))
- to care about; to mind
- 構いません。
- Kamaimasen.
- It doesn't matter.
- 構いません。
- to pay attention (affectionate) to a person
- かまって。
- Kamatte.
- Give me attention.
- かまってほしい。
- Kamatte hoshii.
- Give me attention.
- かまって。
Conjugation
Conjugation of "かまう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | かまわ | kamawa | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | かまい | kamai | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | かまう | kamau | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | かまう | kamau | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | かまえ | kamae | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | かまえ | kamae | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | かまわれる | kamawareru | |
| Causative | かまわせる かまわす |
kamawaseru kamawasu | |
| Potential | かまえる | kamaeru | |
| Volitional | かまおう | kamaō | |
| Negative | かまわない | kamawanai | |
| Negative continuative | かまわず | kamawazu | |
| Formal | かまいます | kamaimasu | |
| Perfective | かまった | kamatta | |
| Conjunctive | かまって | kamatte | |
| Hypothetical conditional | かまえば | kamaeba | |
Classical conjugation of "かまふ" (ハ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | かまは | kamafa | |
| Continuative (連用形) | かまひ | kamafi | |
| Terminal (終止形) | かまふ | kamafu | |
| Attributive (連体形) | かまふ | kamafu | |
| Realis (已然形) | かまへ | kamafe | |
| Imperative (命令形) | かまへ | kamafe | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | かまはず | kamafazu | |
| Contrasting conjunction | かまへど | kamafedo | |
| Causal conjunction | かまへば | kamafeba | |
| Conditional conjunction | かまはば | kamafaba | |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | かまひき | kamafiki | |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | かまひけり | kamafikeri | |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | かまひつ | kamafitu | |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | かまひぬ | kamafinu | |
| Perfect-continuative tense | かまへり かまひたり | kamaferi kamafitari | |
| Volitional | かまはむ | kamafamu | |
Derived terms
- かまってちゃん (kamatte-chan, “attention-seeker”)
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