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Japanese verb踏ん張る (funbaru) Conjugation
踏ん張る (funbaru) means “to brace one's legs”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 踏ん張らない and 踏ん張ります, and the te-form is 踏ん張って. 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 brace one's legs
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 踏ん張る
- Reading
- ふんばる
- Romaji
- funbaru
- Masu form
- 踏ん張ります
- Nai form
- 踏ん張らない
- Te-form
- 踏ん張って
- Ta form
- 踏ん張った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 踏ん張る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 踏ん張らない |
| Polite | 踏ん張ります |
| Polite negative | 踏ん張りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 踏ん張った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 踏ん張らなかった |
| Polite | 踏ん張りました |
| Polite negative | 踏ん張りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 踏ん張って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 踏ん張らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 踏ん張っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 踏ん張っていない |
| Polite | 踏ん張っています |
| Polite negative | 踏ん張っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 踏ん張りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 踏ん張りたくない |
| Polite | 踏ん張りたいです |
| Polite negative | 踏ん張りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 踏ん張ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 踏ん張りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 踏ん張れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 踏ん張るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 踏ん張ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 踏ん張らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 踏ん張れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 踏ん張れない |
| Polite | 踏ん張れます |
| Polite negative | 踏ん張れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 踏ん張れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 踏ん張らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 踏ん張ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 踏ん張らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 踏ん張られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 踏ん張られない |
| Polite | 踏ん張られます |
| Polite negative | 踏ん張られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 踏ん張らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 踏ん張らせない |
| Polite | 踏ん張らせます |
| Polite negative | 踏ん張らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 踏ん張らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 踏ん張らされない |
| Polite | 踏ん張らされます |
| Polite negative | 踏ん張らされません |
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