払う
はらう
to pay
Harau (払う) is a godan verb meaning "to pay". Its polite form is 払います (haraimasu), its te form is 払って (haratte), its past form is 払った (haratta), and its negative form is 払わない (harawanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Harau (払う) conjugation quick reference
払う means "to pay". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Harau example sentences
コンビニでお金を払います。
I will pay money at the convenience store.
きのう、電気代を払いました。
I paid the electricity bill yesterday.
あなたはチケットを払わなかった。
You didn’t pay for the ticket.
How to use Harau: grammar notes
•Use を after the thing you're paying for: チケットを払う (to pay for a ticket).
•To say who you're paying to, use に: 店員に払う (to pay the store clerk).
•Don’t confuse 払う with 支払う (しはらう) — 払う is more casual and common in everyday conversation.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Harau
お金を払う(おかねをはらう)
to pay money
注意を払う(ちゅういをはらう)
to pay attention
借金を払う(しゃっきんをはらう)
to pay off debt
Harau (払う) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 払う | harau |
| Masu Form | 払います | haraimasu |
| Te Form | 払って | haratte |
| Past Form | 払った | haratta |
| Negative Form | 払わない | harawanai |
| Past Negative | 払わなかった | harawanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 払います | haraimasu |
| Polite Past | 払いました | haraimashita |
| Polite Negative | 払いません | haraimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 払いませんでした | haraimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 払える | haraeru |
| Passive Form | 払われる | harawareru |
| Causative Form | 払わせる | harawaseru |
| Causative Passive | 払わされる | harawasareru |
| Volitional Form | 払おう | haraou |
| Imperative Form | 払え | harae |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 払えば | haraeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 払ったら | harattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 払っている | haratteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 払いたい | haraitai |
| Prohibition | 払うな | harauna |