JLPT N1 · Verb

賄う (makanau)

賄う (まかなう, makanau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: まかなう
Romaji: makanau
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to finance; to maintain (e.g. a family) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to give board; to provide meals · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼のプロジェクトは助成金でまかなわれていた。

His project was funded by grants.

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

Conjugation of 賄う

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	賄う	まかなう makanau
Polite (~masu)	賄います	まかないます makanaimasu
Negative	賄わない	まかなわない makanawanai
Polite negative	賄いません	まかないません makanaimasen
Past	賄った	まかなった makanatta
Polite past	賄いました	まかないました makanaimashita
Negative past	賄わなかった	まかなわなかった makanawanakatta
Te-form	賄って	まかなって makanatte
Potential	賄える	まかなえる makanaeru
Passive	賄われる	まかなわれる makanawareru
Causative	賄わせる	まかなわせる makanawaseru
Volitional	賄おう	まかなおう makanaou
Imperative	賄え	まかなえ makanae
Conditional (~ba)	賄えば	まかなえば makanaeba

Kanji in 賄う

賄

bribe, board, supplyワイ・まかな.う · 13 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1562510 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.