godan verb (v5u, vt, vi) · N5
歌うutau
to sing
- to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem
- to express in the form of a poem
- to recitea poem
Remember it
Connect the sound to "ooh, ta-da". Picture a performer singing "ooh, ta-da!" in a scene for "to sing" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 歌う | 歌った | 歌わない | 歌わなかった |
Formal -masu base | 歌います | 歌いました | 歌いません | 歌いませんでした |
te-form
歌って
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
Recognition2 / 5
Recall2 / 5
Reading2 / 5