這う
這う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 這う | 這わない |
| Polite | 這います | 這いません |
| Past polite | 這いました | 這いませんでした |
| Past | 這った | 這わなかった |
| Te-form | 這って | 這わないで |
| Desire | 這いたい | 這いたくない |
| Potential | 這える | 這えない |
| Passive | 這われる | 這われない |
| Causative | 這わせる | 這わせない |
| Causative passive | 這わせられるalso 這わされる | 這わせられないalso 這わされない |
| Volitional | 這おう | |
| Polite volitional | 這いましょう | |
| Imperative | 這え | 這うな |
| Conditional | 這えば | 這わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 這ったら | 這わなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
Movement of a person or animal low to the ground, using hands and knees or body close to the surface.
The baby is crawling on the floor.
The soldiers crawled along the ground to avoid being spotted by the enemy.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
slither; wriggle
Movement of a snake, worm, or similar creature without limbs.
A snake is slithering through the grass.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
trail; spread; creep (of plants)
Describes vines, ivy, or other plants growing along the ground or up a surface.
Ivy is creeping up the wall.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉を這うto crawl over/along a place
The baby is crawling on the tatami mat.
- 〈虫〉が〈場所〉を這うa snake/worm slithers along a place
The snake was slithering along the ground.
- つたが〈場所〉を這うivy/vines trail or creep over a place
The ivy is spreading along the wall as it grows.
- 這うように〈動詞〉to do something in a crawling-like, exhausted manner
Utterly exhausted, I made my way home as if crawling.