まがう

Japanese

Alternative spelling
紛う

Alternative forms

  • (prenominal, fossilized) まごう (magō)

Pronunciation

Verb

まがう • (magauまがふ (magafu)?intransitive godan (stem まがい (magai), past まがった (magatta))

  1. to be mistaken for, to be confused with
    まごうことなき []
    magō koto naki []
    unmistakably []

Conjugation

Conjugation of "まがう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") まがわ magawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") まがい magai
Shūshikei ("terminal") まがう magau
Rentaikei ("attributive") まがう magau
Kateikei ("hypothetical") まがえ magae
Meireikei ("imperative") まがえ magae
Key constructions
Passive まがわれる magawareru
Causative まがわせる
まがわす
magawaseru
magawasu
Potential まがえる magaeru
Volitional まがおう magaō
Negative まがわない magawanai
Negative continuative まがわず magawazu
Formal まがいます magaimasu
Perfective まがった magatta
Conjunctive まがって magatte
Hypothetical conditional まがえば magaeba

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN