表層形
伺え
ウカガエ
動詞
伺え (ウカガエ)
Ukagae · うかがえ — to call on someone, to call at a place, to pay a visit, to wait on someone; to ask, to inquire; to hear, to be told
Other ways to say “to call on someone” in Japanese →
伺え in rōmaji: ukagae.
動詞
一般
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📝 伺う 🔤 下一段-ア行 📐 未然形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月10日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
伺え
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
伺う
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| 読み (Reading) |
ウカガエ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
伺え
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| 読み・基本形 |
ウカガエル
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| 表記・基本形 |
伺える
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| 見出し語の読み |
ウカガウ
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💡 English Meaning
伺え means “to call on someone, to call at a place, to pay a visit, to wait on someone; to ask, to inquire; to hear, to be told” — full definition & examples →
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ウカガエ
Lemma: 伺う
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
伺ます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
伺て
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| 過去形 (Past) |
伺た
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
伺ない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
伺ましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
伺られる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
伺られる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
伺させる
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Did you know · 動詞
動詞 (verbs) come at the end of a Japanese sentence. They conjugate for tense, politeness, negation, and mood — this entry shows the base (dictionary) form.
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What is the difference between surface form and lemma? ▼
The surface form (伺え) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (伺う) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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