承る
うけたまわる · uketamawaru
To hear, to be told, to know
- to receive (order), to undertake, to comply, to take (a reservation, etc.)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 承りますうけたまわります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 承りませんうけたまわりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 承りましたうけたまわりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 承りませんでしたうけたまわりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 承りましょううけたまわりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 承りうけたまわり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 承りたいうけたまわりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 承りながらうけたまわりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 承ってうけたまわって |
| Plain past (た形) | 承ったうけたまわった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 承ったらうけたまわったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 承っているうけたまわっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 承らないうけたまわらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 承らなかったうけたまわらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 承らなくてうけたまわらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 承れるうけたまわれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 承ればうけたまわれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 承れうけたまわれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 承ろううけたまわろう |
| Passive (受身形) | 承られるうけたまわられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 承らせるうけたまわらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 承らされるうけたまわらされる |
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What does 承る mean?
To hear, to be told, to know. It can also mean: to receive (order), to undertake, to comply, to take (a reservation, etc.).
How do you pronounce 承る?
うけたまわる (uketamawaru). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 5. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 承る?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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