I Love Kanji疑う (utagau)
疑う (うたがう, utagau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to doubt; to distrust”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- うたがう
- Romaji
- utagau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 疑う
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 | 疑う | うたがう utagau |
| Polite (~masu) | 疑います | うたがいます utagaimasu |
| Negative | 疑わない | うたがわない utagawanai |
| Polite negative | 疑いません | うたがいません utagaimasen |
| Past | 疑った | うたがった utagatta |
| Polite past | 疑いました | うたがいました utagaimashita |
| Negative past | 疑わなかった | うたがわなかった utagawanakatta |
| Te-form | 疑って | うたがって utagatte |
| Potential | 疑える | うたがえる utagaeru |
| Passive | 疑われる | うたがわれる utagawareru |
| Causative | 疑わせる | うたがわせる utagawaseru |
| Volitional | 疑おう | うたがおう utagaou |
| Imperative | 疑え | うたがえ utagae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 疑えば | うたがえば utagaeba |
Kanji in 疑う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 疑う.
Source: JMdict entry 1225510 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.