這う
はう
to crawl; to creep; to go on all fours; to slither
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Intransitive
to crawl; to creep; to go on all fours- to slither; to wriggle
- to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread; to creep
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 這うはう | 這いますはいます |
| Negative | 這わないはわない | 這いませんはいません |
| Past | 這ったはった | 這いましたはいました |
| Past negative | 這わなかったはわなかった | 這いませんでしたはいませんでした |
| Te-form | 這ってはって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 這えるはえる |
| Passive | 這われるはわれる |
| Causative | 這わせるはわせる |
| Volitional | 這おうはおう |
| Imperative | 這えはえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 這えばはえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 這ったらはったら |
Example sentences
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The baby crept into the room.
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He felt something crawl up his leg.
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We crawled like so many ants along the mountain pass.
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Crawl forward is done much more agilely - scuttle like a cockroach!
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Their baby has just started to crawl.
More examples (6)
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That's a squiggle, not legible handwriting.
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Babies crawl before they walk.
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The baby crawled on hands and knees.
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They crept forward.
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He crept on all fours like a cat.
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The baby was crawling on all fours.