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Vol. 9 kau (to buy)

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kau (to buy): Group 1 
Informal Present
(Dictionary Form)
kau
買う
Formal Present
(~ masu Form)
kaimasu
買います
Informal Past 
(~ ta Form)
katta
買った
Formal Past  kaimashita
買いました
Informal Negative
(~ nai Form)
kawanai
買わない
Formal Negative kaimasen
買いません
Informal Past Negative kawanakatta
買わなかった
Formal Past Negative kaimasen deshita
買いませんでした
~ te Form katte
買って
Conditional kaeba
買えば
Volitional kaou
買おう
Passive kawareru
買われる
Causative kawaseru
買わせる
Potential kaeru
買える
Imperative
(Command)
kae
買え

Examples

Hon o nisatsu katta.
本を二冊買った。
I bought two books. 
Kore o katte!
これを買って!
Buy me this!
Kono kuruma wa takasugite kaenai.
この車は高すぎて買えない。
This car is too expensive to buy.  

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