Japanese

うたう

うたう
Meaning: to sing; to recite; to express in verse
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present うたう うたわない
Polite うたいます うたいません
Past うたった うたわなかった
Polite + Past うたいました うたいませんでした
Te-form うたって うたわなくて
Potential うたえる うたえない
Passive うたわれる うたわれない
Causative うたわせる うたわせない
Causative + Passive うたわされる うたわされない
Imperative うたえ うたうな

Handwriting

う
た
う

Example

She sings with a beautiful voice.

Usage Notes

Commonly written as 歌う for singing songs, but can also mean to express or extol (謳う) or to recite poetry (詠う).

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