繕う
- Level
- N1
- Part of speech
- Godan verb with u ending, transitive verb
- Frequency
- Popular
Reading
- つくろうGodan verb with u endingtransitive verb
Meanings
- 1
to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn
Godan verb with u endingtransitive verb - 2
to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to tidy up; to groom
Godan verb with u endingtransitive verb - 3
to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake); to gloss over
Godan verb with u endingtransitive verb - 4
to treat (illness, injury, etc.)
Godan verb with u endingtransitive verbarchaism
Conjugation
繕う · Godan verb
| Form | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 繕うつくろう | 繕いますつくろいます |
| Negative | 繕わないつくろわない | 繕いませんつくろいません |
| Past | 繕ったつくろった | 繕いましたつくろいました |
| Past negative | 繕わなかったつくろわなかった | 繕いませんでしたつくろいませんでした |
| Te-form | 繕ってつくろって | 繕いましてつくろいまして |
| Want to (-tai) | 繕いたいつくろいたい | 繕いたいですつくろいたいです |
Example sentences3
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My mother mended the holes in my old socks for me.
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Before going out, I tidied up my appearance in front of the mirror.
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He lied in an attempt to cover up his mistake.
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