覆う
おおう · oou (also spelled ou)
To cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 覆いますおおいます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 覆いませんおおいません |
| Polite past (ました) | 覆いましたおおいました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 覆いませんでしたおおいませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 覆いましょうおおいましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 覆いおおい |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 覆いたいおおいたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 覆いながらおおいながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 覆っておおって |
| Plain past (た形) | 覆ったおおった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 覆ったらおおったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 覆っているおおっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 覆わないおおわない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 覆わなかったおおわなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 覆わなくておおわなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 覆えるおおえる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 覆えばおおえば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 覆えおおえ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 覆おうおおおう |
| Passive (受身形) | 覆われるおおわれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 覆わせるおおわせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 覆わされるおおわされる |
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What does 覆う mean?
To cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise.
How do you pronounce 覆う?
おおう (oou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 覆う?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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