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Japanese verb黙る (damaru) Conjugation
黙る (damaru) means “to be silent, to say nothing”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 黙らない and 黙ります, and the te-form is 黙って. 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 be silent, to say nothing
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 黙る
- Reading
- だまる
- Romaji
- damaru
- Masu form
- 黙ります
- Nai form
- 黙らない
- Te-form
- 黙って
- Ta form
- 黙った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 黙る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黙らない |
| Polite | 黙ります |
| Polite negative | 黙りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 黙った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黙らなかった |
| Polite | 黙りました |
| Polite negative | 黙りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 黙って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黙らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 黙っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黙っていない |
| Polite | 黙っています |
| Polite negative | 黙っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 黙りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黙りたくない |
| Polite | 黙りたいです |
| Polite negative | 黙りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 黙ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 黙りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 黙れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 黙るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 黙ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 黙らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 黙れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黙れない |
| Polite | 黙れます |
| Polite negative | 黙れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 黙れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黙らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 黙ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黙らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 黙られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黙られない |
| Polite | 黙られます |
| Polite negative | 黙られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 黙らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黙らせない |
| Polite | 黙らせます |
| Polite negative | 黙らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 黙らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 黙らされない |
| Polite | 黙らされます |
| Polite negative | 黙らされません |
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- 重ねる (kasaneru)to pile up, to heap up, to stack up
- 盗む (nusumu)to steal
- 埋める (umeru)to bury
- 記す (shirusu)to write down, to note down, to jot down
- 言い渡す (iiwatasu)to announce, to tell, to sentence
- 高める (takameru)to raise, to lift, to boost
- 断る (kotowaru)to refuse, to reject, to dismiss
- 倒れる (taoreru)to fall, to collapse, to take a fall
- 当てる (ateru)to hit
About these tables
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