買う — to buy
買う is the #168 most common word in Japanese, a verb. It means “to buy” and is pronounced [ka̠ɯ̟].
#168frequency rank
0.01%of everyday Japanese text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of 買う
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 買った | past | bought |
| 買わ | present | buy |
| かわ | present | buy |
| 買え | command | buy! |
| かえ | command | buy! |
| 買われる | passive | be bought |
| かわれる | passive | be bought |
| 買わない | negative | do not buy |
| かわない | negative | do not buy |
| 買わず | negative | buying (stem form) |
| かわず | negative | buying (stem form) |
| 買います | polite | |
| かいます | polite | |
| かった | past | bought |
| 買えば | conditional | if ... buy |
| かえば | conditional | if ... buy |
| 買は | irrealis | buying (stem form) |
| かは | irrealis | buying (stem form) |
| 買へ | realis | buying (stem form) |
| かへ | realis | buying (stem form) |
| 買へ | command | buy! |
| かへ | command | buy! |
| 買はず | negative | do not buy |
| かはず | negative | do not buy |
| 買へど | contrastive | |
| かへど | contrastive | |
| 買はば | conditional | if ... buy |
| かはば | conditional | if ... buy |
| 買ひき | past | bought |
| かひき | past | bought |
| 買ひけり | past | bought |
| かひけり | past | bought |
| 買ひつ | past | bought |
| かひつ | past | bought |
| 買ひぬ | past | bought |
| かひぬ | past | bought |
| 買へり | past | buying (stem form) |
| 買ひたり | past | buying (stem form) |
| かへり | past | buying (stem form) |
| かひたり | past | buying (stem form) |