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narau
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

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English Meaning(s) for ならう

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to imitate; to follow; to emulate

Definition and Synonyms for ならう

Follow behave in accordance or in agreement with
Synonyms: ならう, 則る, 従う, 準じる, 準ずる, 準拠, 踏襲
Follow imitate in behavior
Synonyms: ならう, 真似る, 追随
Emulate strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
Synonyms: ならう, 真似る, 見習う
Follow take as a model
Synonyms: ならう, 真似る, 追随

Categories ならう is a member of

Simulate reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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Stroke Order Diagrams for ならう

Conjugations for ならう

masu stem
narai
Negative stem
narawa
te-form
naratte
Negative te-form
narawanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
narawanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
narau
Present Indicative Negative Form
narawanai
Past Indicative Form
naratta
Past Indicative Negative Form
narawanakatta
Presumptive Form
naraou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
naraimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
naraimasen
Past Indicative Form
naraimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
naraimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
naraimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
naraitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
naraitakunai
Past Indicative Form
naraitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
naraitakunakatta
Adjective stem
naraita
te-form
naraitakute
Negative te-form
naraitakunakute
Adverbial Form
naraitaku
Provisional Form
naraitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
naraitakunakereba
Conditional Form
naraitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
naraitakunakattara
Objective Form
naraitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
narae
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
narainasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
naraeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
narawanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
narawanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
narattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
narawanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
narattari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
naraeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
naraenai
Past Indicative Form
naraeta
Past Indicative Negative Form
naraenakatta
masu-stem
narae
te-form
naraete
Negative te-form
naraenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
naraemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
naraemasen
Past Indicative Form
naraemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
naraemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
narawareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
narawarenai
Past Indicative Form
narawareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
narawarenakatta
masu stem
naraware
te-form
narawarete
Negative te-form
narawarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
narawaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
narawaremasen
Past Indicative Form
narawaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
narawaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
narawaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
narawasenai
Past Indicative Form
narawaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
narawasenakatta
masu stem
narawase
te-form
narawasete
Negative te-form
narawasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
narawasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
narawasemasen
Past Indicative Form
narawasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
narawasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
narawasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
narawasarenai
Past Indicative Form
narawasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
narawasarenakatta
masu stem
narawasare
te-form
narawasarete
Negative te-form
narawasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
narawasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
narawasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
narawasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
narawasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
narawan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
narawazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
narawanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
narawazaru

Sample Sentences for ならう

We learn to read and write.
He followed in his father's footsteps.
But today, a lot of young people are following her example.

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