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かわ

kawa

JLPT N3 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of かう — to keep (a pet or other animal), to have, to own, to raise, to rear, to feed.

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かう かわ

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

かう is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

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Polite かいます
Polite negative かいません
Polite past かいました
Polite past negative かいませんでした
Let us ~ かいましょう
Masu-stem かい
Want to ~ かいたい
While ~ing かいながら
Te-form かって
Plain past かった
Tara-conditional かったら
Progressive かっている
Plain negative かわない
Plain past negative かわなかった
Negative te-form かわなくて
Potential かえる
Ba-conditional かえば
Imperative かえ
Volitional かおう
Passive かわれる
Causative かわせる
Causative-passive かわされる

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Other forms and spellings

カウかおかおうかうこふガウ
negative stem of かう