可愛がる
かわいがる
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to dote on; to show one's love (for)
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Transitive
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to dote on; to show one's love (for); to cherish- to show favouritism to; to be partial to
- to fondle; to caress; to pet
- to be tough on; to be rough with; to torment; to train harshlyColloquial
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 可愛がるかわいがる | 可愛がりますかわいがります |
| Negative | 可愛がらないかわいがらない | 可愛がりませんかわいがりません |
| Past | 可愛がったかわいがった | 可愛がりましたかわいがりました |
| Past negative | 可愛がらなかったかわいがらなかった | 可愛がりませんでしたかわいがりませんでした |
| Te-form | 可愛がってかわいがって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 可愛がれるかわいがれる |
| Passive | 可愛がられるかわいがられる |
| Causative | 可愛がらせるかわいがらせる |
| Volitional | 可愛がろうかわいがろう |
| Imperative | 可愛がれかわいがれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 可愛がればかわいがれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 可愛がったらかわいがったら |
Example sentences
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Tom's parents love me.
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He was such a nice boy that he was loved by everybody.
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Parents love their children however naughty they are.
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My father loved me no less deeply than my mother.
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Mothers often pamper their children.
More examples (9)
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My brother was the apple of my father's eye.
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She loves the doll like her own sister.
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The old lady was devoted to her dog.
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She was loved by everybody in the village.
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They have cherished the child as their own.
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She liked him much better than the other two kittens.
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She loves the boy as if he were her own child.
一般的にイギリス人は飼っているペットを極端にかわいがっている。
In general, the English are extremely fond of their pets.
彼女はかわいがっていた犬が事故で死んだ時、たくさんの涙を流した。
She shed plentiful tears when her beloved dog was killed in an accident.