Japanese

ちゅうせいをちかう
Meaning: to swear loyalty; to pledge allegiance
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 忠誠を誓う 忠誠を誓わない
Polite 忠誠を誓います 忠誠を誓いません
Past 忠誠を誓った 忠誠を誓わなかった
Polite + Past 忠誠を誓いました 忠誠を誓いませんでした
Te-form 忠誠を誓って 忠誠を誓わなくて
Potential 忠誠を誓える 忠誠を誓えない
Passive 忠誠を誓われる 忠誠を誓われない
Causative 忠誠を誓わせる 忠誠を誓わせない
Causative + Passive 忠誠を誓わされる 忠誠を誓わされない
Imperative 忠誠を誓え 忠誠を誓うな

Handwriting

忠
誠
を
誓
う

Example

The knight swore lifelong loyalty to the king.

Usage Notes

A formal expression used when committing one's loyalty to a superior, a nation, or an organization.

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