追う
おう
to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Transitive
to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after- to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
- to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel
- to drive (e.g. a herd)
- to be pressed (e.g. for time)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 追うおう | 追いますおいます |
| Negative | 追わないおわない | 追いませんおいません |
| Past | 追ったおった | 追いましたおいました |
| Past negative | 追わなかったおわなかった | 追いませんでしたおいませんでした |
| Te-form | 追っておって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 追えるおえる |
| Passive | 追われるおわれる |
| Causative | 追わせるおわせる |
| Volitional | 追おうおおう |
| Imperative | 追えおえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 追えばおえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 追ったらおったら |
Example sentences
流行を追うな。
Don't follow fashion.
追われてるんだ。
I am being followed.
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I'll catch up with you soon.
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Follow that car.
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I followed the deer's tracks.
More examples (10)
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A swarm of mosquitoes followed him.
仕事に追われてました。
I was swamped with work.
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He is hunted by the police.
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The dog is after the fox.
流行を追うのはやめたわ。
I stopped chasing fashion.
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Their eyes pursued him.
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Tend to your own affairs.
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I am up to my neck in work.
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The police are after the murderer.
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The police are after the man.