Nihoner

くわ

kuwa

JLPT N2 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of くう — to eat.

  • to live, to make a living, to survive
  • to bite, to sting (as insects do)
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くう くわ

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.

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

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Every form of

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

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In real sentences

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Nihoner sentence bank

I don't like them.

Tatoeba #11047957 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

I'm taking off now.

Tatoeba #204464 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Other forms and spellings

くうくぅクウくおくおうくおっクくふぐうグウグゥ
negative stem of くう