Japanese

える

となえる
Meaning: to chant; to recite; to advocate; to preach
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 唱える 唱えない
Polite 唱えます 唱えません
Past 唱えた 唱えなかった
Polite + Past 唱えました 唱えませんでした
Te-form 唱えて 唱えなくて
Potential 唱えられる 唱えられない
Passive 唱えられる 唱えられない
Causative 唱えさせる 唱えさせない
Imperative 唱えろ 唱えるな

Example sentences

彼は政府の新しい政策に対して異議を唱えた。
He raised an objection to the government's new policy.
魔法使いは不思議な呪文を唱えた。
The wizard chanted a mysterious spell.
さる高名な学者がその説を唱えた。
A certain famous scholar advocated that theory.
その提案に異論を唱える人は誰もいなかった。
No one raised an objection to that proposal.
魔法使いは不気味な呪を唱えた。
The wizard recited an eerie incantation.

Usage Notes

Can mean reciting religious texts or chanting slogans, but also advocating a theory or opinion.

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