Ichidan verb
咥えるくわえる
kuwaeruAlso read くわえる: 加える (add). All 2 words
咥える (くわえる, kuwaeru) — to hold in one's mouth — is an ichidan verb: くわえて (te-form), くわえた (past), くわえない (negative), くわえます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It is usually written in kana: くわえる rather than 咥える.
How くわえる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem くわえ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
くわえる
dropsstem + ending
くわえないくわえないnegative · I don't hold it in my mouth.
くわえますくわえますpolite present
くわえてくわえてte-form · Hold something in the mouth and …
くわえたくわえたpast · I held it in my mouth.
くわえられるくわえられるpotential · I can hold it in my mouth.
くわえればくわえればif · If I hold it in my mouth, ...
くわえようくわえようvolitional
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
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PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | くわえる 咥える kuwaeru | |
| past I held it in my mouth. | くわえた 咥えた kuwaeta | |
| negative I don't hold it in my mouth. | くわえない 咥えない kuwaenai | |
| te-form Hold something in the mouth and … | くわえて 咥えて kuwaete | |
| past negative | くわえなかった 咥えなかった kuwaenakatta | |
| volitional | くわえよう 咥えよう kuwaeyou | |
| potential I can hold it in my mouth. | くわえられる 咥えられる kuwaerareru | |
| cond. ば If I hold it in my mouth, ... | くわえれば 咥えれば kuwaereba | |
| cond. たら When I hold it in my mouth, ... | くわえたら 咥えたら kuwaetara | |
| passive It gets held in someone's mouth. | くわえられる 咥えられる kuwaerareru | |
| causative I make someone hold it in their mouth. | くわえさせる 咥えさせる kuwaesaseru | |
| imperative N1 Hold it in your mouth! | くわえろ 咥えろ kuwaero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | くわえます 咥えます kuwaemasu | |
| past I held it in my mouth. | くわえました 咥えました kuwaemashita | |
| negative I don't hold it in my mouth. | くわえません 咥えません kuwaemasen | |
| past negative | くわえませんでした 咥えませんでした kuwaemasendeshita | |
| volitional | くわえましょう 咥えましょう kuwaemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている It's holding something in its mouth. | くわえている 咥えている kuwaeteiru | |
| ていた I was holding it in my mouth. | くわえていた 咥えていた kuwaeteita | |
| ています It's holding something in its mouth. | くわえています 咥えています kuwaeteimasu | |
| ていました I was holding it in my mouth. | くわえていました 咥えていました kuwaeteimashita |