語感 Dictionary

負う

おう

to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder; to take (responsibility)

JLPT N1 Common word

Meanings

  1. Godan verb (-u), Transitive

    to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder
  2. to take (responsibility); to assume; to accept; to bear (the blame, costs, etc.); to have (a duty, obligation, etc.); to become responsible for; to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.)
  3. to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound); to receive; to incur (a loss, damage, etc.)
  4. to owe (a debt of gratitude to); to be indebted to
  5. to have (something) behind one; to be backed by

Forms

PlainPolite
Present負うおう負いますおいます
Negative負わないおわない負いませんおいません
Past負ったおった負いましたおいました
Past negative負わなかったおわなかった負いませんでしたおいませんでした
Te-form負っておって
Potential負えるおえる
Passive負われるおわれる
Causative負わせるおわせる
Volitional負おうおおう
Imperative負えおえ
Conditional (ば)負えばおえば
Conditional (たら)負ったらおったら

Example sentences

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