Japanese

あがなう
Meaning: to purchase; to buy
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

購
う

Example

He purchased that painting for a large sum of money.

Usage Notes

A more formal or literary term for 'to buy'. It can also mean to atone for something, but that is usually written with the kanji 贖う.

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