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Japanese verb遊ぶ (asobu) Conjugation
遊ぶ (asobu) means “to play, to have fun”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 遊ばない and 遊びます, and the te-form is 遊んで. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to play, to have fun
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 遊ぶ
- Reading
- あそぶ
- Romaji
- asobu
- Masu form
- 遊びます
- Nai form
- 遊ばない
- Te-form
- 遊んで
- Ta form
- 遊んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 遊ぶ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遊ばない |
| Polite | 遊びます |
| Polite negative | 遊びません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 遊んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遊ばなかった |
| Polite | 遊びました |
| Polite negative | 遊びませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 遊んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遊ばないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 遊んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遊んでいない |
| Polite | 遊んでいます |
| Polite negative | 遊んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 遊びたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遊びたくない |
| Polite | 遊びたいです |
| Polite negative | 遊びたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 遊ぼう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 遊びましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 遊べ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 遊ぶな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 遊んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 遊ばないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 遊べる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遊べない |
| Polite | 遊べます |
| Polite negative | 遊べません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 遊べば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遊ばなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 遊んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遊ばなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 遊ばれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遊ばれない |
| Polite | 遊ばれます |
| Polite negative | 遊ばれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 遊ばせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遊ばせない |
| Polite | 遊ばせます |
| Polite negative | 遊ばせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 遊ばされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 遊ばされない |
| Polite | 遊ばされます |
| Polite negative | 遊ばされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 出る (deru)to leave, to go out
- 起きる (okiru)to get up, to wake up
- 寝る (neru)to sleep, to go to bed
- 住む (sumu)to live (somewhere)
- 働く (hataraku)to work
- 休む (yasumu)to rest, to take a day off
- 泳ぐ (oyogu)to swim
- 歩く (aruku)to walk
- 走る (hashiru)to run
- 乗る (noru)to ride, to get on
- 降りる (oriru)to get off
- 立つ (tatsu)to stand
About these tables
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