伺う
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 伺 |
| うかが Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
Pronunciation
- Kun’yomi
- IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝka̠ɡa̠ɯ̟ᵝ]
Verb
伺う (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana うかがう, rōmaji ukagau)
- (humble) ask about
- (humble) hear, be told
伺う (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana うかがう, rōmaji ukagau)
- (humble) call on someone, visit
Usage notes
This is used to humble oneself when speaking to a superior.
Conjugation
Conjugation of "伺う" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 伺わ | うかがわ | ukagawa |
| Continuative (連用形) | 伺い | うかがい | ukagai |
| Terminal (終止形) | 伺う | うかがう | ukagau |
| Attributive (連体形) | 伺う | うかがう | ukagau |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 伺え | うかがえ | ukagae |
| Imperative (命令形) | 伺え | うかがえ | ukagae |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 伺われる | うかがわれる | ukagawareru |
| Causative | 伺わせる 伺わす | うかがわせる うかがわす | ukagawaseru ukagawasu |
| Potential | 伺える | うかがえる | ukagaeru |
| Volitional | 伺おう | うかがおう | ukagaō |
| Negative | 伺わない | うかがわない | ukagawanai |
| Negative continuative | 伺わず | うかがわず | ukagawazu |
| Formal | 伺います | うかがいます | ukagaimasu |
| Perfective | 伺った | うかがった | ukagatta |
| Conjunctive | 伺って | うかがって | ukagatte |
| Hypothetical conditional | 伺えば | うかがえば | ukagaeba |