構う

かまう

to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to have a regard for

JLPT N4 Common word

Meanings

  1. Godan verb (-u), Intransitive

    to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to have a regard for
  2. to be an issue; to matter; to create inconvenience
  3. Godan verb (-u)

    to keep company; to care for; to look after; to entertain; to pay attention to; to spend time with
  4. Godan verb (-u), Intransitive

    to interfere with; to meddle in
  5. Godan verb (-u), Transitive

    to tease
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
  1. to banish; to prohibitArchaic

Forms

PlainPolite
Present構うかまう構いますかまいます
Negative構わないかまわない構いませんかまいません
Past構ったかまった構いましたかまいました
Past negative構わなかったかまわなかった構いませんでしたかまいませんでした
Te-form構ってかまって
Potential構えるかまえる
Passive構われるかまわれる
Causative構わせるかまわせる
Volitional構おうかまおう
Imperative構えかまえ
Conditional (ば)構えばかまえば
Conditional (たら)構ったらかまったら

Example sentences

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