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Japanese verb振り返る (furikaeru) Conjugation
振り返る (furikaeru) means “to turn one's head”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 振り返らない and 振り返ります, and the te-form is 振り返って. 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 turn one's head
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 振り返る
- Reading
- ふりかえる
- Romaji
- furikaeru
- Masu form
- 振り返ります
- Nai form
- 振り返らない
- Te-form
- 振り返って
- Ta form
- 振り返った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 振り返る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 振り返らない |
| Polite | 振り返ります |
| Polite negative | 振り返りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 振り返った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 振り返らなかった |
| Polite | 振り返りました |
| Polite negative | 振り返りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 振り返って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 振り返らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 振り返っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 振り返っていない |
| Polite | 振り返っています |
| Polite negative | 振り返っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 振り返りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 振り返りたくない |
| Polite | 振り返りたいです |
| Polite negative | 振り返りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 振り返ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 振り返りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 振り返れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 振り返るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 振り返ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 振り返らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 振り返れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 振り返れない |
| Polite | 振り返れます |
| Polite negative | 振り返れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 振り返れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 振り返らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 振り返ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 振り返らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 振り返られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 振り返られない |
| Polite | 振り返られます |
| Polite negative | 振り返られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 振り返らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 振り返らせない |
| Polite | 振り返らせます |
| Polite negative | 振り返らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 振り返らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 振り返らされない |
| Polite | 振り返らされます |
| Polite negative | 振り返らされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 移す (utsusu)to transfer, to change, to move
- 起こす (okosu)to raise, to raise up, to set up
- 見当たる (miataru)to be found
- 止まる (tomaru)to stop, to come to a stop
- 取り残す (torinokosu)to leave behind
- 上がる (agaru)to rise, to go up, to come up
- 狙う (nerau)to aim at
- 素早い (subayai)quick, swift, nimble
- 阻む (habamu)to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent
- 張る (haru)to stick, to paste, to affix
- 任す (makasu)to entrust, to leave
- 負う (ou)to carry on one's back, to bear, to shoulder
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