伺う

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うかが
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝka̠ɡa̠ɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "伺う"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
伺う かがう [ùkágáú]
Imperative (命令形) 伺え かがえ [ùkágáé]
Key constructions
Passive 伺われる かがわれる [ùkágáwárérú]
Causative 伺わせる かがわせる [ùkágáwásérú]
Potential 伺える かがえる [ùkágáérú]
Volitional 伺おう かがお [ùkágáóꜜò]
Negative 伺わない かがわない [ùkágáwánáí]
Negative perfective 伺わなかった かがわなかった [ùkágáwánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 伺います かがいま [ùkágáímáꜜsù]
Perfective 伺った かがった [ùkágáttá]
Conjunctive 伺って かがって [ùkágátté]
Hypothetical conditional 伺えば かがえ [ùkágáéꜜbà]

Verb

(うかが) • (ukagau) transitive godan (stem (うかが) (ukagai), past (うかが)った (ukagatta))

  1. (humble) ask about
  2. (humble) hear, be told

(うかが) • (ukagau) intransitive godan (stem (うかが) (ukagai), past (うかが)った (ukagatta))

  1. (humble) call on someone, visit

Usage notes

This is used to humble oneself when speaking to a superior.

Conjugation

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