叶う (かなう, kanau) Japanese meaning: come true | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000叶う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 叶う | 叶わない |
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| Polite | 叶います | 叶いません |
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| Past polite | 叶いました | 叶いませんでした |
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| Past | 叶った | 叶わなかった |
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| Te-form | 叶って | 叶わないで |
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| Desire | 叶いたい | 叶いたくない |
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| Potential | 叶える | 叶えない |
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| Passive | 叶われる | 叶われない |
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| Causative | 叶わせる | 叶わせない |
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| Causative passive | 叶わせられるalso 叶わされる | 叶わせられないalso 叶わされない |
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| Volitional | 叶おう | |
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| Polite volitional | 叶いましょう | |
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| Imperative | 叶え | 叶うな |
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| Conditional | 叶えば | 叶わなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 叶ったら | 叶わなかったら |
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夢
が
ついに
叶
っ
た
。
My long-held dream finally came true.
Her wish was granted, and she is now able to study abroad.
Usage patterns
願いが叶うfor a wish to come true
Every year on Tanabata, I make a wish hoping it will come true.
夢が叶うfor a dream to come true
Her dream of becoming a singer came true.
恋が叶うfor one's love to be requited
Her years-long love was finally requited.
〈事〉が叶うはずがないthere's no way something could come true
There's no way such an unreasonable wish could come true.
Expressions
叶うことならif possible; if it can be realized 棒ほど願って針ほど叶うyou can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope
