補う
おぎなう
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.)
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Transitive
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 補うおぎなう | 補いますおぎないます |
| Negative | 補わないおぎなわない | 補いませんおぎないません |
| Past | 補ったおぎなった | 補いましたおぎないました |
| Past negative | 補わなかったおぎなわなかった | 補いませんでしたおぎないませんでした |
| Te-form | 補っておぎなって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 補えるおぎなえる |
| Passive | 補われるおぎなわれる |
| Causative | 補わせるおぎなわせる |
| Volitional | 補おうおぎなおう |
| Imperative | 補えおぎなえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 補えばおぎなえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 補ったらおぎなったら |
Example sentences
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He made up for the deficit.
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He supplemented his lecture with a booklet.
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What he lacked in wit, he made up for in energy.
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We suggested that she should make up for the loss.
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He tried to make up for his lack of sleep by taking a nap.
More examples (6)
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We demanded that she should make up for the loss.
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You had better supplement your diet with vitamins.
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Farmers often moonlight to supplement their incomes.
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You must make up the loss next week.
私は失った時間を補うために一生懸命に仕事をしなければいけない。
I must work hard to make up for lost time.
自分を補うために常識的な方々と親しくさせていただいております。
So as to compensate for myself, I befriend the conventional.