Japanese

をうかがう

ようすをうかがう
Meaning: to see how things go, to watch for an opportunity, to wait and see
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 様子をうかがう 様子をうかがわない
Polite 様子をうかがいます 様子をうかがいません
Past 様子をうかがった 様子をうかがわなかった
Polite + Past 様子をうかがいました 様子をうかがいませんでした
Te-form 様子をうかがって 様子をうかがわなくて
Potential 様子をうかがえる 様子をうかがえない
Passive 様子をうかがわれる 様子をうかがわれない
Causative 様子をうかがわせる 様子をうかがわせない
Causative + Passive 様子をうかがわされる 様子をうかがわされない
Imperative 様子をうかがえ 様子をうかがうな

Handwriting

様
子
を
う
か
が
う

Example

He was watching the situation from a distance for a while.

Usage Notes

Used when observing a situation carefully before making a move or decision.

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