Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 給う(たまう) in Japanese

給う, 賜う
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
たまう
Romaji
tamau
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `u' ending
    Meaning
    to receive
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to grant; to bestow; to award
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    semi-polite or endearing auxiliary verb indicating reception by the speaker (suffixed to the -masu stem of another verb)

Examples of 給う, 賜う, たまう in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
給う
Plain Polite
給います
Negative
給わない
Negative Polite
給いません

Past

Plain
給った
Plain Polite
給いました
Negative
給わなかった
Negative Polite
給いませんでした

Te

Plain
給って
Plain Polite
給いまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
給われる
Plain Polite
給われます
Negative
給われない
Negative Polite
給われません

Related Kanji

賜 JLPT 1

15 strokes

grant, gift, boon, results

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: たまわ.る, たま.う, たも.う

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給 JLPT 3

12 strokes

salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on

On'Yomi: キュウ

Kun'Yomi: たま.う, たも.う, -たま.え

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