庇う
かばう · kabau
To protect (someone), to look after (e.g. an injured leg), to defend, to cover for, to stand up for, to stick up for
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 庇いますかばいます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 庇いませんかばいません |
| Polite past (ました) | 庇いましたかばいました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 庇いませんでしたかばいませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 庇いましょうかばいましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 庇いかばい |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 庇いたいかばいたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 庇いながらかばいながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 庇ってかばって |
| Plain past (た形) | 庇ったかばった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 庇ったらかばったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 庇っているかばっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 庇わないかばわない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 庇わなかったかばわなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 庇わなくてかばわなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 庇えるかばえる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 庇えばかばえば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 庇えかばえ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 庇おうかばおう |
| Passive (受身形) | 庇われるかばわれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 庇わせるかばわせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 庇わされるかばわされる |
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What does 庇う mean?
To protect (someone), to look after (e.g. an injured leg), to defend, to cover for, to stand up for, to stick up for.
How do you pronounce 庇う?
かばう (kabau). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 庇う?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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