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可愛かわいがる (kawaigaru)

to love,to be affectionate

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 4
  • #15994 most frequent

Meaning

かわいがる (kawaigaru) is a JLPT N2 verb meaning “to love,to be affectionate”.

Example sentences 11

彼女かのじょは猫ねこを可愛かわいがっています。

She cherishes her cat.

父ちちも母ははに劣おとらず私わたしをかわいがってくれた。

My father loved me no less deeply than my mother.

母親ははおやは往々おうおうにして子供こどもをかわいがり過すぎる。

Mothers often pamper their children.

彼女かのじょはその人形にんぎょうを実じつの妹いもうとのようにかわいがる。

She loves the doll like her own sister.

Conjugation table

かわいがる is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryかわいがるkawaigaru
Negativeかわいがらないkawaigaranai
Pastかわいがったkawaigatta
Past negativeかわいがらなかったkawaigaranakatta
Polite (ます)かわいがりますkawaigarimasu
Polite negativeかわいがりませんkawaigarimasen
Polite pastかわいがりましたkawaigarimashita
Polite past negativeかわいがりませんでしたkawaigarimasendeshita
Te-formかわいがってkawaigatte
Conditional (ば)かわいがればkawaigareba
Conditional (たら)かわいがったらkawaigattara
Potentialかわいがれるkawaigareru
Passiveかわいがられるkawaigarareru
Causativeかわいがらせるkawaigaraseru
Causative-passiveかわいがらせられるkawaigaraserareru
Volitionalかわいがろうkawaigarou
Volitional politeかわいがりましょうkawaigarimashou
Imperativeかわいがれkawaigare
Desire (たい)かわいがりたいkawaigaritai

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