JLPT N5 vocabulary
買う: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
かう0Heiban · flat
Godan verb (u-verb)
Meaning
- to buy, to purchase
- to value (highly), to think highly of, to have a high opinion of, to appreciate, to recognize
- to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.), to elicit (e.g. sneers), to invite (e.g. scorn), to evoke, to arouse, to win (someone's favour)
- to accept, to take on, to take up
- to pay for (a prostitute, geisha, etc.)

Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present辞書形 · ない形 | 買う | 買 |
| Plain pastた形 · なかった形 | 買 | 買 |
| Polite presentます形 | 買 | 買 |
| Polite pastました形 | 買 | 買 |
| Te-formて形 | 買 | 買 |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 買 | 買 |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 買 | 買 |
| Let’s / will意向形 | 買 | —not in common use |
| Want toたい形 | 買 | 買 |
| Command / don’t命令形 · 禁止形 | 買 | 買う |
| Can · passive · causative | ||
| Can (potential)可能形 | 買 | 買 |
| Passive受身形 | 買 | 買 |
| Make / let使役形 | 買 | 買 |
| Be made to使役受身形 | 買 | 買 |
Example sentences
あのゲーム、 買っておけばよかった。
I should have bought that game.
旦那のカードをお借りしてバッグを買った。
I borrowed my husband's credit card and bought a bag.
サラダ油買ってきてくれない?あ、それと牛乳も!
Would you buy some salad oil for me? Ah, and some milk, too!