疑う (うたがう, utagau) Japanese meaning: doubt | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000疑う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 疑う | 疑わない |
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| Polite | 疑います | 疑いません |
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| Past polite | 疑いました | 疑いませんでした |
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| Past | 疑った | 疑わなかった |
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| Te-form | 疑って | 疑わないで |
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| Desire | 疑いたい | 疑いたくない |
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| Potential | 疑える | 疑えない |
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| Passive | 疑われる | 疑われない |
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| Causative | 疑わせる | 疑わせない |
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| Causative passive | 疑わせられるalso 疑わされる | 疑わせられないalso 疑わされない |
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| Volitional | 疑おう | |
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| Polite volitional | 疑いましょう | |
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| Imperative | 疑え | 疑うな |
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| Conditional | 疑えば | 疑わなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 疑ったら | 疑わなかったら |
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う
理
由
は
ない
。
There is no reason to doubt his words.
The police suspect that he might be the culprit.
Usage patterns
〈人〉を疑うto suspect someone (of something)
〈事〉を疑うto doubt a fact or statement
Many people doubt the truth of his story.
〈事〉ではないかと疑うto suspect that something might be the case
I suspected that he might be lying.
疑う余地がないthere is no room for doubt
There's no doubt about his ability.
Expressions· 8
目を疑うdoubt one's own eyes; can't believe what one is seeing 耳を疑うnot believe one's ears; can't believe what one is hearing 疑いの目suspicious glance; suspicious look
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疑いが晴れるto be cleared of suspicion; to have one's name cleared
