払う
はらう
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away
JLPT N4 Common word Genki L10, Intermediate Japanese L3
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Transitive
to pay (e.g. money, bill)- to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)
- to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
- to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of
- to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern)
All 10 meanings
- to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert
- to move out (of one's own place); to vacate
- to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside
- to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
- to reset (an abacus)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 払うはらう | 払いますはらいます |
| Negative | 払わないはらわない | 払いませんはらいません |
| Past | 払ったはらった | 払いましたはらいました |
| Past negative | 払わなかったはらわなかった | 払いませんでしたはらいませんでした |
| Te-form | 払ってはらって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 払えるはらえる |
| Passive | 払われるはらわれる |
| Causative | 払わせるはらわせる |
| Volitional | 払おうはらおう |
| Imperative | 払えはらえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 払えばはらえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 払ったらはらったら |