報う
むくう
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate
Meanings
Godan verb (-u)
to reward; to recompense; to repay- to retaliate; to get revenge
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 報うむくう | 報いますむくいます |
| Negative | 報わないむくわない | 報いませんむくいません |
| Past | 報ったむくった | 報いましたむくいました |
| Past negative | 報わなかったむくわなかった | 報いませんでしたむくいませんでした |
| Te-form | 報ってむくって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 報えるむくえる |
| Passive | 報われるむくわれる |
| Causative | 報わせるむくわせる |
| Volitional | 報おうむくおう |
| Imperative | 報えむくえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 報えばむくえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 報ったらむくったら |
Example sentences
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Her efforts were to good purpose.
努力は報われなかった。
It wasn't worth the effort.
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My feelings weren't reciprocated.
トムの気持ちは報われなかった。
Tom's feelings weren't reciprocated.
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Her efforts were crowned with victory.
More examples (5)
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For all his efforts, he was not paid well.
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Despite your best efforts, your bureaucratic work was not rewarded.
今日、その努力が報われ彼らが決定的な証拠を掴んだ事は賞賛に値します。
Today, their efforts have paid off and they are in possession of conclusive evidence, an achievement which is indeed commendable.
所属していた組織に対する、長期間に渡る忠勤ぶりにもかかわらず、彼が報われたのは僅かな金額に過ぎなかった。
For his length of loyal service to his organization, he was only repaid in chicken feed.
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He wanted to repay the kindness of his friends.