Buy in Japanese 🇯🇵

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かう (買う)

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
1. Mnemonic: Imagine you’re a cow (かう, kau) and you're shopping, which might help to remember the sound and the meaning.
2. Association: Link かう (kau, buy) with a cow buying something at a store.

Explanations:
– 買う (かう) is the verb meaning "to buy". It's a very common verb used in everyday situations.

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– 購入する (こうにゅうする, kounyuu suru) – to purchase
– 求める (もとめる, motomeru) – to seek, to purchase (formal)

Conjugations:
– Present (non-past): 買う (かう, kau) – buy, will buy
– Past: 買った (かった, katta) – bought
– Negative: 買わない (かわない, kawanai) – do not buy
– Past Negative: 買わなかった (かわなかった, kawanakatta) – did not buy
– Te-form: 買って (かって, katte) – buying (used to link clauses or for requests)
– Potential: 買える (かえる, kaeru) – can buy
– Volitional: 買おう (かおう, kaou) – let's buy
– Conditional: 買えば (かえば, kaeba) – if [someone] buys
– Imperative: 買え (かえ, kae) – buy! (command)

Examples of Sentences:
1. Present (non-past):
– 本を買う。 (ほんをかう, Hon o kau.) – I buy a book.
2. Past:
– 昨日、新しい靴を買った。 (きのう、あたらしいくつをかった, Kinou, atarashii kutsu o katta.) – I bought new shoes yesterday.
3. Negative:
– まだ何も買わない。 (まだなにもかわない, Mada nanimo kawanai.) – I haven’t bought anything yet.
4. Past Negative:
– 昨日、何も買わなかった。 (きのう、なにもかわなかった, Kinou, nanimo kawanakatta.) – I didn’t buy anything yesterday.
5. Te-form:
– 野菜を買って、料理をしよう。 (やさいをかって、りょうりをしよう, Yasai o katte, ryouri o shiyou.) – Let's buy vegetables and cook.
6. Potential:
– 今日は何でも買える。 (きょうはなんでもかえる, Kyou wa nandemo kaeru.) – I can buy anything today.
7. Volitional:
– お土産を買おう。 (おみやげをかおう, Omiyage o kaou.) – Let’s buy souvenirs.
8. Conditional:
– もし安ければ、それを買えばいい。 (もしやすければ、それをかえばいい, Moshi yasukereba, sore o kaeba ii.) – If it’s cheap, you should buy it.
9. Imperative:
– これを買え！ (これをかえ, Kore o kae!) – Buy this!

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