Japanese

かう
Meaning: to keep (an animal); to raise
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

飼
う

Example sentences

I have wanted to keep a cat ever since I was a child.
この農場では牛を飼っています。
They raise cows on this farm.
農場で豚を飼っている。
They are raising pigs on the farm.
このマンションではペットを飼うことが禁止されている。
Keeping pets is prohibited in this apartment building.
彼女は、自分の飼っている猫をとても可愛がっている。
She dotes on her pet cat very much.
私は猫アレルギーなので、猫を飼うことができません。
I have a cat allergy, so I can't have a cat.
昔、この地域では蚕を飼って絹を生産していました。
In the past, silkworms were raised in this region to produce silk.
彼女は愛玩動物として猫を飼っている
She keeps a cat as a pet.
彼はレヴィーという名前の犬を飼っている。
He has a dog named Levy.
昔の城には馬を飼う廐があった
Old castles had stables for keeping horses.

Usage Notes

Used specifically for keeping pets or livestock.

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