襲う
おそう · osou (also spelled oso)
To attack, to assail, to make an assault, to strike, to hunt down
- to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
- to make a sudden visit
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 襲いますおそいます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 襲いませんおそいません |
| Polite past (ました) | 襲いましたおそいました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 襲いませんでしたおそいませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 襲いましょうおそいましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 襲いおそい |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 襲いたいおそいたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 襲いながらおそいながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 襲っておそって |
| Plain past (た形) | 襲ったおそった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 襲ったらおそったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 襲っているおそっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 襲わないおそわない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 襲わなかったおそわなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 襲わなくておそわなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 襲えるおそえる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 襲えばおそえば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 襲えおそえ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 襲おうおそおう |
| Passive (受身形) | 襲われるおそわれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 襲わせるおそわせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 襲わされるおそわされる |
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What does 襲う mean?
To attack, to assail, to make an assault, to strike, to hunt down. It can also mean: to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit.
How do you pronounce 襲う?
おそう (osou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 襲う?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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