Japanese

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Kanji in this term
うかが
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Particularly: “related to (うたが) (utagau)?”

Pronunciation

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  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「伺う
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
伺う かがう [ùkágáú]
Imperative (命令形) 伺え かがえ [ùkágáé]
Key constructions
Passive 伺われる かがわれる [ùkágáwárérú]
Causative 伺わせる かがわせる [ùkágáwásérú]
Potential 伺える かがえる [ùkágáérú]
Volitional 伺おう かがお [ùkágáóꜜò]
Negative 伺わない かがわない [ùkágáwánáí]
Negative perfective 伺わなかった かがわなかった [ùkágáwánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 伺います かがいま [ùkágáímáꜜsù]
Perfective 伺った かがった [ùkágáttá]
Conjunctive 伺って かがって [ùkágátté]
Hypothetical conditional 伺えば かがえ [ùkágáéꜜbà]

Verb

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(うかが) (ukagautransitive godan (stem (うかが) (ukagai), past (うかが)った (ukagatta))

  1. (humble) ask about
  2. (humble) hear, be told

(うかが) (ukagauintransitive godan (stem (うかが) (ukagai), past (うかが)った (ukagatta))

  1. (humble) call on someone, visit

Usage notes

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This is used to humble oneself when speaking to a superior.

Conjugation

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