JLPT N5 vocabulary
洗う: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
あらう0Heiban · flat
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to wash, cleanse, rinse
- to inquire into, investigate
- to purify (one’s heart)
- to lave (e.g. a shore), wash over (e.g. a deck), sweep
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 洗う | 洗 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 洗 | 洗 |
| Polite presentます形 | 洗 | 洗 |
| Polite pastました形 | 洗 | 洗 |
| Te-formて形 | 洗 | 洗 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 洗 | 洗 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 洗 | 洗 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 洗 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 洗 | 洗 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 洗 | 洗う |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 洗 | 洗 |
| Passive受身形 | 洗 | 洗 |
| Make / let使役形 | 洗 | 洗 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 洗 | 洗 |