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希う · godan verb (-u)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	希こいねがう	希こいねがわない
Polite	希こいねがいます	希こいねがいません
Past polite	希こいねがいました	希こいねがいませんでした
Past	希こいねがった	希こいねがわなかった
Te-form	希こいねがって	希こいねがわないで
Desire	希こいねがいたい	希こいねがいたくない
Potential	希こいねがえる	希こいねがえない
Passive	希こいねがわれる	希こいねがわれない
Causative	希こいねがわせる	希こいねがわせない
Causative passive	希こいねがわせられるalso 希こいねがわされる	希こいねがわせられないalso 希こいねがわされない
Volitional	希こいねがおう
Polite volitional	希こいねがいましょう
Imperative	希こいねがえ	希こいねがうな
Conditional	希こいねがえば	希こいねがわなければ
Tara conditional	希こいねがったら	希こいねがわなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

A formal, somewhat literary verb for earnestly requesting something from someone, often with deep feeling. Stronger than 頼む (tanomu).

頼たのむ
頼む is the common, everyday verb for 'to ask' or 'to request'. 希う is more formal, literary, and emotionally intense.
願ねがう
願う is a general verb for 'to wish' or 'to hope'. 希う implies a stronger, more desperate plea directed at someone.

希こいねがうUsage48%
Most common kanji spelling for this verb.
こいねがうUsage24%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.
乞こい願ねがうUsage15%
Rare alternative spelling; 乞 means 'to beg'.
請こい願ねがうUsage11%
Rare alternative spelling; the kanji 請 and 願 both relate to requesting.
冀こいねがうUsage2%
Archaic spelling using classical kanji.
庶幾こいねがう
Archaic spelling using classical kanji.

The verb developed from 請い願う, “to request and desire,” through contraction of the compound’s internal vowels.