誓う
ちかう
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Transitive
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 誓うちかう | 誓いますちかいます |
| Negative | 誓わないちかわない | 誓いませんちかいません |
| Past | 誓ったちかった | 誓いましたちかいました |
| Past negative | 誓わなかったちかわなかった | 誓いませんでしたちかいませんでした |
| Te-form | 誓ってちかって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 誓えるちかえる |
| Passive | 誓われるちかわれる |
| Causative | 誓わせるちかわせる |
| Volitional | 誓おうちかおう |
| Imperative | 誓えちかえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 誓えばちかえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 誓ったらちかったら |
Example sentences
誓うよ、ジョン。
I swear, John.
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He vowed to give up smoking.
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I pledged my loyalty to him.
あなたを待つと誓います。
I swear I'll wait for you.
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She gave her oath that she would not drink.
More examples (10)
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We bound him to secrecy.
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The knight swore an oath of allegiance to the king.
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I give my pledge that I will quit smoking.
それは私じゃない。誓うよ。
It's not me, I swear!
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I swear by God that I will speak the truth.
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I have promised myself to read more books.
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I swear on my life that it's true!
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You should swear on the Bible.
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Tom promised never to be late again.
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Do you promise not to tell anyone anything?