まがう

Japanese

Alternative spelling
紛う

Alternative forms

• (prenominal, fossilized) まごう (magō)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まが​う [màgáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ɡa̠ɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

まがう • (magau) ^{←まがふ (magafu)?}intransitive godan (stem まがい (magai), past まがった (magatta))

1. to be mistaken for; to be confused with

   まごうことなき […]

   magō koto naki […]

   unmistakably […]

Conjugation

Conjugation of "まがう" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	まがわ	magawa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	まがい	magai
Shūshikei ("terminal")	まがう	magau
Rentaikei ("attributive")	まがう	magau
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	まがえ	magae
Meireikei ("imperative")	まがえ	magae
Key constructions
Passive	まがわれる	magawareru
Causative	まがわせる まがわす	magawaseru magawasu
Potential	まがえる	magaeru
Volitional	まがおう	magaō
Negative	まがわない	magawanai
Negative continuative	まがわず	magawazu
Formal	まがいます	magaimasu
Perfective	まがった	magatta
Conjunctive	まがって	magatte
Hypothetical conditional	まがえば	magaeba