- Basic forms
- 数える — to count / base form
- 数えます — (I) count / masu form
- 数えた — counted / ta form
- 数えて — count and …; please count / te-form
- 数えない — do not count / negative form
- 数えれば — if (you) count / conditional
- 数えろ・数えよ — count! / imperative
- Other common forms
- 数えたい — want to count / 〜たい form
- 数えられる — can count / potential
- 数えられた — was able to count / past potential
- 数えられない — cannot count / negative potential
- More
- 数えよう — let’s count / 〜よう form
- 数えなかった — didn’t count / past negative
- 数えている — is counting / progressive
数える(かぞえる)は一段動詞(ichidan)。
Stem is 数え — simply drop る to add endings like ます, た, て, ない, よう.
Used for counting objects, people, events, or “things worth counting.”
- 数字 — numeral / digit
- 数える — to count
- 数 — number / amount
- 多数 — majority / many
- 数学 — mathematics
- 学生数 — number of students
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Formed from the elements for “woman” and “strike,” this character came to represent counting and quantity. It’s widely used in math, academics, and daily life.
Note: しばしば (“often”) is a kun-yomi but usually written in hiragana.
数を数えてください。
Please count the numbers.
学生数は 年々増えています。
The number of students increases year by year.
