JLPT N4 · Verb

かまう (kamau)

かまう is a Japanese verb meaning “to mind; to care about”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かまう
Romaji: kamau
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to have a regard for · godan verb, intransitive
to be an issue; to matter; to create inconvenience · godan verb, intransitive
to keep company; to care for; to look after; to entertain; to pay attention to · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to interfere with; to meddle in · godan verb, intransitive
to tease · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

６時に起きるのはかまわない。

I don't mind getting up at six.

Tatoeba #235055

この子供達は親にかまってもらえない。

These children are neglected by their parents.

Tatoeba #221758

どうか私にかまわないでください。

Please don't mind me.

Tatoeba #201640

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of かまう

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	かまう	かまう kamau
Polite (~masu)	かまいます	かまいます kamaimasu
Negative	かまわない	かまわない kamawanai
Polite negative	かまいません	かまいません kamaimasen
Past	かまった	かまった kamatta
Polite past	かまいました	かまいました kamaimashita
Negative past	かまわなかった	かまわなかった kamawanakatta
Te-form	かまって	かまって kamatte
Potential	かまえる	かまえる kamaeru
Passive	かまわれる	かまわれる kamawareru
Causative	かまわせる	かまわせる kamawaseru
Volitional	かまおう	かまおう kamaou
Imperative	かまえ	かまえ kamae
Conditional (~ba)	かまえば	かまえば kamaeba

Source: JMdict entry 1279680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.