- 1. [exp, v5u] to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)
| Dictionary form | きをうかがう | (kiwoukagau) |
| Polite | きをうかがいます | (kiwoukagaimasu) |
| Past, plain | きをうかがった | (kiwoukagatta) |
| Past, polite | きをうかがいました | (kiwoukagaimashita) |
| Negative, plain | きをうかがわない | (kiwoukagawanai) |
| Negative, polite | きをうかがいません | (kiwoukagaimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | きをうかがわなかった | (kiwoukagawanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | きをうかがいませんでした | (kiwoukagaimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | きをうかがって | (kiwoukagatte) |
| Potential | きをうかがえる | (kiwoukagaeru) |
| Volitional | きをうかがおう | (kiwoukagaou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | きをうかがえば | (kiwoukagaeba) |
| Passive | きをうかがわれる | (kiwoukagawareru) |
| Causative | きをうかがわせる | (kiwoukagawaseru) |
| Imperative | きをうかがえ | (kiwoukagae) |
Kanji in this word
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機
loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasionOn: キ (ki)Kun: はた (hata)