怯える - to become frightened

Pronounce
おびえる ( obieru )
Alternative meanings
to have a nightmare
Usage
Unknown
JLPT Level
N1
Vocab Class
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Verb Type (How to tell?)
怯える is a RU-Verb

Conjugating

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Present/future (Now doing or going to do)
怯えます
怯える
Past (Did)
怯えました
怯えた
Progressive (Currently doing)
怯えています
怯えている
Negative present/future (Currently not doing)
怯えません
怯えない
Negative past (Was doing)
怯えませんでした
怯えなかった
Command form (Have to do)
怯えてください
怯えて
Negative command (Do not do)
怯えないでください
怯えないで
Potential form (Can do)
怯えられます
怯えられる
Want to..
怯えたいです
怯えたい
Don't want to..
怯えたくないです
怯えたくない
Let's..
怯えましょう
怯えよう
Passive form
怯えられます
怯えられる
Causative form
怯えさせます
怯えさせる

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