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祝う

いわう

to celebrate

N3Godan VerbFreq. #12048

Meanings

1to celebrate
2to congratulate
3to observe (a festival)
4to present (a gift) in celebration
5to drink in celebration
6to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.)
7to pray for

Conjugations

Form	Japanese
Polite (ます)	いわいます
て-form	いわって
Past (casual)	いわった
Past (polite)	いわいました
Negative (casual)	いわわない
Negative (polite)	いわいません

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Same Kanji

祝いいわいcongratulation お祝いおいわいcongratulation 祝賀しゅくがcelebration 祝日しゅくじつnational holiday

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Grammar

〜てte-form (connecting)〜ますpolite verb ending 〜でしたwas (polite past)〜ができますcan do ~受身形passive (be done to)

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