数える (かぞえる, kazoeru) Japanese meaning: count | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN4›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000数える · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 数える | 数えない |
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| Polite | 数えます | 数えません |
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| Past polite | 数えました | 数えませんでした |
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| Past | 数えた | 数えなかった |
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| Te-form | 数えて | 数えないで |
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| Desire | 数えたい | 数えたくない |
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| Potential | 数えられるalso 数えれる | 数えられないalso 数えれない |
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| Passive | 数えられる | 数えられない |
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| Causative | 数えさせる | 数えさせない |
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| Causative passive | 数えさせられる | 数えさせられない |
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| Volitional | 数えよう | |
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| Polite volitional | 数えましょう | |
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| Imperative | 数えろ | 数えるな |
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| Conditional | 数えれば | 数えなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 数えたら | 数えなかったら |
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He counted the days on his fingers.
This town is counted among the most beautiful places in Japan.
Usage patterns
〈数〉まで数えるto count up to a number
The child can count up to 100.
指で数えるto count on one's fingers
He counted on his fingers to work out the answer.
〈人〉を〈物〉の一人に数えるto count someone among a group (e.g. as one of the greats)
Expressions
鼻毛を数えるlead someone around by the nose; have someone wrapped around one's finger
He is counted among the world's three great tenors.
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number among; count in
count up; enumerate
enumerate; count up; list one by one
miscount; count wrongly
count on one's fingers · count down the days; look forward to eagerly
countless; innumerable; too many to count
