追う
おう · ou (also spelled o)
To chase, to run after, to pursue, to follow after
- to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
- to drive out, to get rid of, to oust, to expel
- to drive (e.g. a herd)
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 追いますおいます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 追いませんおいません |
| Polite past (ました) | 追いましたおいました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 追いませんでしたおいませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 追いましょうおいましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 追いおい |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 追いたいおいたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 追いながらおいながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 追っておって |
| Plain past (た形) | 追ったおった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 追ったらおったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 追っているおっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 追わないおわない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 追わなかったおわなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 追わなくておわなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 追えるおえる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 追えばおえば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 追えおえ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 追おうおおう |
| Passive (受身形) | 追われるおわれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 追わせるおわせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 追わされるおわされる |
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What does 追う mean?
To chase, to run after, to pursue, to follow after. It can also mean: to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out, to get rid of, to oust, to expel; to drive (e.g. a herd).
How do you pronounce 追う?
おう (ou). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 追う?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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