買う - To Buy - KAU
Radicals of 買う
Radical 1: 貝 (かい - 'shell' radical, often associated with money or trade)
Radical 2: 罒 (あみがしら - 'net' radical, contributing to the structure of the kanji)
Synonyms/Related Words:
購入する (こうにゅうする - to purchase)
仕入れる (しいれる - to stock up, to procure)
買い取る (かいとる - to buy up, to purchase)
買い求める (かいもとめる - to seek to buy)
買い物する (かいものする - to go shopping)
Verb Tenses and Forms:
Dictionary Form (Present/Future):
買う (かう) - to buy
Polite Form (ます Form):
買います (かいます) - buy/buys (polite)
Negative Form:
買わない (かわない) - do not buy
買いません (かいません) - do not buy (polite)
Past Tense:
買った (かった) - bought
買いました (かいました) - bought (polite)
Negative Past Tense:
買わなかった (かわなかった) - did not buy
買 いませんでした (かいませんでした) - did not buy (polite)
て Form (Conjunctive):
買って (かって) - buying (and...)
Conditional Form:
買えば (かえば) - if (I/you) buy
Volitional Form (Let's...):
買おう (かおう) - let's buy
Imperative Form (Command):
買え (かえ) - buy! (casual/commanding)
買いなさい (かいなさい) - buy! (polite command)
Prohibitive Form (Don't...):
買うな (かうな) - don't buy!
Potential Form (Can...):
買える (かえる) - can buy
買えます (かえます) - can buy (polite)
Causative Form (Make/Let...):
買わせる (かわせる) - make/let someone buy
買わせます (かわせます) - make/let someone buy (polite)
Passive Form (Is bought):
買われる (かわれる) - is bought
買われます (かわれます) - is bought (polite)
Causative-Passive Form (Is made to buy):
買わせられる (かわせられる) - is made to buy
買わせられます (かわせられます) - is made to buy (polite)