Japanese

かう
Meaning: to buy; to purchase
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

買
う

Example sentences

I bought a new computer yesterday.
何を買うか決めた
I decided what to buy.
リンゴを二個買いました。
I bought two apples.
彼は新しい車を買った。
He bought a new car.
彼は古い車を売って、新しい自転車を買った。
He sold his old car and bought a new bicycle.
リンゴを五個買いました。
I bought five apples.
スーパーで夕食のために肉を買った。
I bought meat at the supermarket for dinner.
安いからって、そんなにたくさん買わなくてもいいよ。
Just because it's cheap doesn't mean you have to buy that many.
新しい鞄を買いにデパートへ行った。
I went to the department store to buy a new bag.
新しいズボンを買いにデパートへ行った。
I went to the department store to buy new pants.

Usage Notes

Standard verb for purchasing goods or services.

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