従う

したがうshitagau

obey

Godan verb, group 1, ending -u.

Conjugated like 言う, 思う, 使う, 奪う, 吸う, 迷う

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative従いますしたがいますshitagaimasu
    2. negative従いませんしたがいませんshitagaimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative従いましたしたがいましたshitagaimashita
    2. negative従いませんでしたしたがいませんでしたshitagaimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 従ってしたがってshitagatte
    2. request従ってくださいしたがってくださいshitagatte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 従いましょうしたがいましょうshitagaimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative従いたいしたがいたいshitagaitai
    2. negative従いたくないしたがいたくないshitagaitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative従うしたがうshitagau
    2. negative従わないしたがわないshitagawanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative従ったしたがったshitagatta
    2. negative従わなかったしたがわなかったshitagawanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain従っているしたがっているshitagatte iru
    2. polite従っていますしたがっていますshitagatte imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain従えるしたがえるshitagaeru
    2. polite従えますしたがえますshitagaemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 従ったらしたがったらshitagattara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain従われるしたがわれるshitagawareru
    2. polite従われますしたがわれますshitagawaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 従おうしたがおうshitagaō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order従えしたがえshitagae
    2. ban従うなしたがうなshitagau na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative従えばしたがえばshitagaeba
    2. negative従わなければしたがわなければshitagawanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain従わせるしたがわせるshitagawaseru
    2. polite従わせますしたがわせますshitagawasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain従わせられるしたがわせられるshitagawaserareru
    2. polite従わせられますしたがわせられますshitagawaseraremasu