Nihoner

はえ

hae

JLPT N2 verb 仮定形

is the conditional stem of はう — to crawl, to creep, to go on all fours.

  • to slither, to wriggle
  • to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.), to spread, to creep
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How it’s built

はう はえ

Conditional stem (). Add ば to say “if”: 書け → 書けば (if you write).

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

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

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

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In real sentences

He made an error.

Nihoner sentence bank

Even though he is the ace, he got hit today.

Nihoner sentence bank

Other forms and spellings

ハゥハウはおはおうはおっはわはうほふはっハヴバウパウ
conditional stem of はう