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構かまう (kamau)

to mind

  • JLPT N4
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #4697 most frequent

Meaning

かまう (kamau) is a JLPT N4 verb meaning “to mind”.

Example sentences 11

子供こどもに構かまい過すぎてはいけない。

Don't bother yourself too much about the kids.

私わたしにかまわないで。

Leave me alone, please.

私わたしは構かまいませんよ。

I don't mind.

どうぞおかまいなく。

Please don't bother.

Conjugation table

かまう is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryかまうkamau
Negativeかまわないkamawanai
Pastかまったkamatta
Past negativeかまわなかったkamawanakatta
Polite (ます)かまいますkamaimasu
Polite negativeかまいませんkamaimasen
Polite pastかまいましたkamaimashita
Polite past negativeかまいませんでしたkamaimasendeshita
Te-formかまってkamatte
Conditional (ば)かまえばkamaeba
Conditional (たら)かまったらkamattara
Potentialかまえるkamaeru
Passiveかまわれるkamawareru
Causativeかまわせるkamawaseru
Causative-passiveかまわせられるkamawaserareru
Volitionalかまおうkamaou
Volitional politeかまいましょうkamaimashou
Imperativeかまえkamae
Desire (たい)かまいたいkamaitai

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