奪う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 奪う | 奪わない |
| Polite | 奪います | 奪いません |
| Past polite | 奪いました | 奪いませんでした |
| Past | 奪った | 奪わなかった |
| Te-form | 奪って | 奪わないで |
| Desire | 奪いたい | 奪いたくない |
| Potential | 奪える | 奪えない |
| Passive | 奪われる | 奪われない |
| Causative | 奪わせる | 奪わせない |
| Causative passive | 奪わせられるalso 奪わされる | 奪わせられないalso 奪わされない |
| Volitional | 奪おう | |
| Polite volitional | 奪いましょう | |
| Imperative | 奪え | 奪うな |
| Conditional | 奪えば | 奪わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 奪ったら | 奪わなかったら |
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
take by force; snatch; rob; deprive
Physical or abstract taking against someone's will. Common with objects, rights, lives, and abstract things like freedom or time.
The criminal stole cash from the store.
戦争が多くの命を奪った。
The war took many lives.
その事故で彼は視力を奪われた。
He was deprived of his eyesight in the accident.
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
captivate; absorb attention; fascinate
Used in set phrases like 心を奪う (steal one's heart) or 目を奪う (dazzle the eyes). Describes something so striking it seizes attention.
彼女の美しさに心を奪われた。
I was captivated by her beauty.
その絵は見る人の目を奪う。
That painting dazzles the eyes of those who see it.
The robber took the cash from the store clerk.
The long hospital stay took away his freedom.
奪う is the general verb for taking something away by force from one person or thing, whereas 略奪 specifically denotes large-scale, often lawless plundering.
奪う focuses on forcibly taking something away from someone's possession, whereas 攫う emphasizes the act of carrying the person or thing off suddenly.
take back; recapture; reclaim
take away; carry off
plunder; snatch away; rob