拾う
ひろう
to pick up (something), to find
Hirou (拾う) is a godan verb meaning "to pick up (something), to find". Its polite form is 拾います (hiroimasu), its te form is 拾って (hirotte), its past form is 拾った (hirotta), and its negative form is 拾わない (hirowanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Hirou (拾う) conjugation quick reference
拾う means "to pick up (something), to find". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Hirou example sentences
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No example sentences available for this verb yet.
How to use Hirou: grammar notes
•Use を with 拾う to mark the thing you're picking up — for example, ごみを拾う means "pick up trash."
•Don’t forget to use で to show where you picked something up — 公園で財布を拾った means "I picked up a wallet at the park."
•Be careful not to say 拾うは; remember, the topic particle は usually doesn't go right after verbs.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Hirou
ゴミを拾う（ごみをひろう）
to pick up trash
道で財布を拾う（みちでさいふをひろう）
to find/pick up a wallet on the street
拾ってください（ひろってください）
Please pick it up
Hirou (拾う) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 拾う | hirou |
| Masu Form | 拾います | hiroimasu |
| Te Form | 拾って | hirotte |
| Past Form | 拾った | hirotta |
| Negative Form | 拾わない | hirowanai |
| Past Negative | 拾わなかった | hirowanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 拾います | hiroimasu |
| Polite Past | 拾いました | hiroimashita |
| Polite Negative | 拾いません | hiroimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 拾いませんでした | hiroimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 拾える | hiroeru |
| Passive Form | 拾われる | hirowareru |
| Causative Form | 拾わせる | hirowaseru |
| Causative Passive | 拾わされる | hirowasareru |
| Volitional Form | 拾おう | hiroou |
| Imperative Form | 拾え | hiroe |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 拾えば | hiroeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 拾ったら | hirottara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 拾っている | hirotteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 拾いたい | hiroitai |
| Prohibition | 拾うな | hirouna |