仕える
つかえる
to serve; to work for; to attend
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to serve; to work for; to attend
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 仕えるつかえる | 仕えますつかえます |
| Negative | 仕えないつかえない | 仕えませんつかえません |
| Past | 仕えたつかえた | 仕えましたつかえました |
| Past negative | 仕えなかったつかえなかった | 仕えませんでしたつかえませんでした |
| Te-form | 仕えてつかえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 仕えられるつかえられる |
| Passive | 仕えられるつかえられる |
| Causative | 仕えさせるつかえさせる |
| Volitional | 仕えようつかえよう |
| Imperative | 仕えろつかえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 仕えればつかえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 仕えたらつかえたら |
Example sentences
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She attended on him.
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He waits on her.
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He served his master well.
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He waited on his master.
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The cook served the family for many years.
More examples (10)
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He waits on an old lady.
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No man can serve two masters.
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The old man served the king for many years.
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She waited on her sick father hand and foot.
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From that time on, she always waited on him.
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He had three servants to wait on him.
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He has only one servant to attend on him.
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Why did they wait upon him so servilely?
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Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.
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He has only one servant to attend on him.