Conjugation

背負う

せおうseou

carry on one's back

Godan verb, group 1, ending -u.

Conjugated like 言う, 思う, 使う, 味わう, 知り合う, 習う

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative背負いますせおいますseoimasu
    2. negative背負いませんせおいませんseoimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative背負いましたせおいましたseoimashita
    2. negative背負いませんでしたせおいませんでしたseoimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 背負ってせおってseotte
    2. request背負ってくださいせおってくださいseotte kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 背負いましょうせおいましょうseoimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative背負いたいせおいたいseoitai
    2. negative背負いたくないせおいたくないseoitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative背負うせおうseou
    2. negative背負わないせおわないseowanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative背負ったせおったseotta
    2. negative背負わなかったせおわなかったseowanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain背負っているせおっているseotte iru
    2. polite背負っていますせおっていますseotte imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain背負えるせおえるseoeru
    2. polite背負えますせおえますseoemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 背負ったらせおったらseottara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain背負われるせおわれるseowareru
    2. polite背負われますせおわれますseowaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 背負おうせおおうseoō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order背負えせおえseoe
    2. ban背負うなせおうなseou na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative背負えばせおえばseoeba
    2. negative背負わなければせおわなければseowanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain背負わせるせおわせるseowaseru
    2. polite背負わせますせおわせますseowasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain背負わせられるせおわせられるseowaserareru
    2. polite背負わせられますせおわせられますseowaseraremasu