JLPT N3 · Verb

覆う (oou)

覆う (おおう, oou) is a Japanese verb meaning “to cover; to hide”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
おおう
Romaji
oou
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

机はほこりで覆われている。
The desk is covered with dust.

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

Conjugation of 覆う

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

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary覆うおおう oou
Polite (~masu)覆いますおおいます ooimasu
Negative覆わないおおわない oowanai
Polite negative覆いませんおおいません ooimasen
Past覆ったおおった ootta
Polite past覆いましたおおいました ooimashita
Negative past覆わなかったおおわなかった oowanakatta
Te-form覆っておおって ootte
Potential覆えるおおえる ooeru
Passive覆われるおおわれる oowareru
Causative覆わせるおおわせる oowaseru
Volitional覆おうおおおう ooou
Imperative覆えおおえ ooe
Conditional (~ba)覆えばおおえば ooeba

Kanji in 覆う

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 覆う.

Source: JMdict entry 1588840 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.