I Love Kanji従う (shitagau)
従う (したがう, shitagau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- したがう
- Romaji
- shitagau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to · godan verb, intransitive
- to follow (a person); to accompany; to go with · godan verb, intransitive
- to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign) · godan verb, intransitive
- to serve (as); to engage in (work) · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 従う
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 | 従う | したがう shitagau |
| Polite (~masu) | 従います | したがいます shitagaimasu |
| Negative | 従わない | したがわない shitagawanai |
| Polite negative | 従いません | したがいません shitagaimasen |
| Past | 従った | したがった shitagatta |
| Polite past | 従いました | したがいました shitagaimashita |
| Negative past | 従わなかった | したがわなかった shitagawanakatta |
| Te-form | 従って | したがって shitagatte |
| Potential | 従える | したがえる shitagaeru |
| Passive | 従われる | したがわれる shitagawareru |
| Causative | 従わせる | したがわせる shitagawaseru |
| Volitional | 従おう | したがおう shitagaou |
| Imperative | 従え | したがえ shitagae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 従えば | したがえば shitagaeba |
Kanji in 従う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 従う.
Source: JMdict entry 1335210 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.