賄う
まかなう · makanau
To supply (goods, money, etc.), to cover (costs), to pay, to finance, to maintain (e.g. a family)
- to give board, to provide meals
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 賄いますまかないます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 賄いませんまかないません |
| Polite past (ました) | 賄いましたまかないました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 賄いませんでしたまかないませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 賄いましょうまかないましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 賄いまかない |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 賄いたいまかないたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 賄いながらまかないながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 賄ってまかなって |
| Plain past (た形) | 賄ったまかなった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 賄ったらまかなったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 賄っているまかなっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 賄わないまかなわない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 賄わなかったまかなわなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 賄わなくてまかなわなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 賄えるまかなえる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 賄えばまかなえば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 賄えまかなえ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 賄おうまかなおう |
| Passive (受身形) | 賄われるまかなわれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 賄わせるまかなわせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 賄わされるまかなわされる |
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What does 賄う mean?
To supply (goods, money, etc.), to cover (costs), to pay, to finance, to maintain (e.g. a family). It can also mean: to give board, to provide meals.
How do you pronounce 賄う?
まかなう (makanau). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 3. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 賄う?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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