- 1. [exp, v5u] to wait and see; to see how the land lies
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)
| Dictionary form | ようすをうかがう | (yousuwoukagau) |
| Polite | ようすをうかがいます | (yousuwoukagaimasu) |
| Past, plain | ようすをうかがった | (yousuwoukagatta) |
| Past, polite | ようすをうかがいました | (yousuwoukagaimashita) |
| Negative, plain | ようすをうかがわない | (yousuwoukagawanai) |
| Negative, polite | ようすをうかがいません | (yousuwoukagaimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ようすをうかがわなかった | (yousuwoukagawanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ようすをうかがいませんでした | (yousuwoukagaimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ようすをうかがって | (yousuwoukagatte) |
| Potential | ようすをうかがえる | (yousuwoukagaeru) |
| Volitional | ようすをうかがおう | (yousuwoukagaou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ようすをうかがえば | (yousuwoukagaeba) |
| Passive | ようすをうかがわれる | (yousuwoukagawareru) |
| Causative | ようすをうかがわせる | (yousuwoukagawaseru) |
| Imperative | ようすをうかがえ | (yousuwoukagae) |
Kanji in this word
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様
Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffixOn: ヨウ (you)、 ショウ (shou)Kun: さま (sama)、 さん (san)
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子
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiacOn: シ (shi)、 ス (su)、 ツ (tsu)Kun: こ (ko)、 -こ (-ko)、 ね (ne)
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伺
pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, imploreOn: シ (shi)Kun: うかが.う (ukaga.u)