Japanese

おいはらう
Meaning: to drive away; to chase away; to dispel
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 追い払う 追い払わない
Polite 追い払います 追い払いません
Past 追い払った 追い払わなかった
Polite + Past 追い払いました 追い払いませんでした
Te-form 追い払って 追い払わなくて
Potential 追い払える 追い払えない
Passive 追い払われる 追い払われない
Causative 追い払わせる 追い払わせない
Causative + Passive 追い払わされる 追い払わされない
Imperative 追い払え 追い払うな

Handwriting

追
い
払
う

Example sentences

I tried to drive away the persistent fly, but it came back immediately.
節分には豆をまいて鬼を追い払う
On Setsubun, we scatter beans and drive away demons.
節分の日には、家族で豆まきをして鬼を追い払う。
On the day of Setsubun, the family performs the bean-throwing ceremony to drive away demons.

Usage Notes

Used for physically driving away pests or people, but also figuratively for dispelling doubts, fears, or bad thoughts.

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