- 1. [exp, v5u] to wait for an opportunity (uk)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)
| Dictionary form | ちゃんすをうかがう | (chansuwoukagau) |
| Polite | ちゃんすをうかがいます | (chansuwoukagaimasu) |
| Past, plain | ちゃんすをうかがった | (chansuwoukagatta) |
| Past, polite | ちゃんすをうかがいました | (chansuwoukagaimashita) |
| Negative, plain | ちゃんすをうかがわない | (chansuwoukagawanai) |
| Negative, polite | ちゃんすをうかがいません | (chansuwoukagaimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ちゃんすをうかがわなかった | (chansuwoukagawanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ちゃんすをうかがいませんでした | (chansuwoukagaimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ちゃんすをうかがって | (chansuwoukagatte) |
| Potential | ちゃんすをうかがえる | (chansuwoukagaeru) |
| Volitional | ちゃんすをうかがおう | (chansuwoukagaou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ちゃんすをうかがえば | (chansuwoukagaeba) |
| Passive | ちゃんすをうかがわれる | (chansuwoukagawareru) |
| Causative | ちゃんすをうかがわせる | (chansuwoukagawaseru) |
| Imperative | ちゃんすをうかがえ | (chansuwoukagae) |
Kanji in this word
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lie in wait, spy on, reconnoiterOn: キ (ki)Kun: うかが.う (ukaga.u)、 のぞく (nozoku)