Japanese

つくろう
Meaning: to mend; to repair; to patch up; to keep up appearances
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 繕う 繕わない
Polite 繕います 繕いません
Past 繕った 繕わなかった
Polite + Past 繕いました 繕いませんでした
Te-form 繕って 繕わなくて
Potential 繕える 繕えない
Passive 繕われる 繕われない
Causative 繕わせる 繕わせない
Causative + Passive 繕わされる 繕わされない
Imperative 繕え 繕うな

Handwriting

繕
う

Example sentences

I mended the torn clothes.
ズボンの破れを自分で繕った。
I mended the tear in my pants myself.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physically repairing something, or to saving face/maintaining appearances (e.g., '体裁を繕う').

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