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JAPANESE VERB

おいかける

追いかける

to chase

  • #285 most used
  • Ichidan verb (ru-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI chase
NegativeI don’t chase

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI chased
NegativeI didn’t chase

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formchasing, and…
Doing now (て います)I am chasing
Please (て ください)please chase

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can chase
NegativeI can’t chase

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to chase
NegativeI don’t want to chase

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s chase

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I chase
  2. If, when (たら) if I chase

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) chase (do it)
  2. Plain command chase!
  3. Please don’t please don’t chase

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am chased
CausativeI make someone chase

How to use おいかける

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    いぬ は ボール を みる と、 すぐ おいかけます。

    When the dog sees a ball, it chases it right away.

  2. Past

    バス を おいかけた けど、 まにあわなかった。

    I ran after the bus, but didn't make it.

  3. Te-form

    こねこ が、 ちょうちょ を おいかけて いる。

    The kitten is chasing a butterfly.

  4. Potential

    あし が おそくて、 おいかけられなかった。

    I'm slow and couldn't run after him.

  5. Want to

    ねんれい に かんけい なく、 ゆめ を おいかけたい。

    Whatever my age, I want to chase my dream.

  6. Volitional

    あの ひと、 さいふ を おとした。 おいかけよう。

    That man dropped his wallet. Let's go after him.

  7. Conditional

    おいかければ、 ねこ は にげます よ。

    If you chase it, the cat will run away.

  8. Commands and requests

    はと を おいかけないで。 かわいそう だ よ。

    Don't chase the pigeons. Poor things.

  9. Passive and causative

    おおきな いぬ に おいかけられて、 こわかった。

    I was chased by a big dog and it was scary.

Good to know

  • おいかける is to run after; おいつく is to catch up.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: ichidan verb (ru-verb).