also: いう
結う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 結う | 結わない |
| Polite | 結います | 結いません |
| Past polite | 結いました | 結いませんでした |
| Past | 結った | 結わなかった |
| Te-form | 結って | 結わないで |
| Desire | 結いたい | 結いたくない |
| Potential | 結える | 結えない |
| Passive | 結われる | 結われない |
| Causative | 結わせる | 結わせない |
| Causative passive | 結わせられるalso 結わされる | 結わせられないalso 結わされない |
| Volitional | 結おう | |
| Polite volitional | 結いましょう | |
| Imperative | 結え | 結うな |
| Conditional | 結えば | 結わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 結ったら | 結わなかったら |
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
do up (hair); dress (hair); arrange (hair)
Primarily used for styling or tying hair, often in traditional or careful contexts. Not used for dressing in clothes.
My mother does up my little sister's hair every morning.
They dress the bride's hair in a traditional Japanese style.
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
tie; bind; fasten; make (a fence)
Used for tying or binding things together, especially with string or rope. Also used for constructing fences or similar structures by tying materials. Less common than 結ぶ (むすぶ) in modern Japanese.
They tie bamboo to make a fence.
I tie the luggage with string.
My grandmother did up her daughter's hair the traditional way.
Tie the parcel up tightly with string.
Make a hedge by tying bamboo together.
traditional hairstyle for unmarried women