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Japanese verb増える (fueru) Conjugation
増える (fueru) means “to increase, to multiply”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 増えます, 増えない, 増えて. 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 increase, to multiply
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 増える
- Reading
- ふえる
- Romaji
- fueru
- Masu form
- 増えます
- Nai form
- 増えない
- Te-form
- 増えて
- Ta form
- 増えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 増える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 増えない |
| Polite | 増えます |
| Polite negative | 増えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 増えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 増えなかった |
| Polite | 増えました |
| Polite negative | 増えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 増えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 増えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 増えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 増えていない |
| Polite | 増えています |
| Polite negative | 増えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 増えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 増えたくない |
| Polite | 増えたいです |
| Polite negative | 増えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 増えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 増えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 増えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 増えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 増えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 増えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 増えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 増えられない |
| Polite | 増えられます |
| Polite negative | 増えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 増えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 増えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 増えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 増えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 増えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 増えられない |
| Polite | 増えられます |
| Polite negative | 増えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 増えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 増えさせない |
| Polite | 増えさせます |
| Polite negative | 増えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 増えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 増えさせられない |
| Polite | 増えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 増えさせられません |
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