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Japanese verb減る (heru) Conjugation
減る (heru) means “to decrease, to diminish, to abate”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 減らない and 減ります, and the te-form is 減って. 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 decrease, to diminish, to abate
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 減る
- Reading
- へる
- Romaji
- heru
- Masu form
- 減ります
- Nai form
- 減らない
- Te-form
- 減って
- Ta form
- 減った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 減る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 減らない |
| Polite | 減ります |
| Polite negative | 減りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 減った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 減らなかった |
| Polite | 減りました |
| Polite negative | 減りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 減って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 減らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 減っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 減っていない |
| Polite | 減っています |
| Polite negative | 減っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 減りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 減りたくない |
| Polite | 減りたいです |
| Polite negative | 減りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 減ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 減りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 減れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 減るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 減ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 減らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 減れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 減れない |
| Polite | 減れます |
| Polite negative | 減れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 減れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 減らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 減ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 減らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 減られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 減られない |
| Polite | 減られます |
| Polite negative | 減られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 減らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 減らせない |
| Polite | 減らせます |
| Polite negative | 減らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 減らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 減らされない |
| Polite | 減らされます |
| Polite negative | 減らされません |
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- 間に合う (maniau)to be in time
- 休まる (yasumaru)to be rested, to feel at ease, to repose
- 吸い込む (suikomu)to inhale, to breathe in, to suck up
- 恐ろしい (osoroshii)terrible, dreadful, terrifying
- 減らす (herasu)to abate, to decrease, to diminish
- 広まる (hiromaru)to spread, to be propagated
- 告げる (tsugeru)to tell, to inform, to announce
- 際立つ (kiwadatsu)to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out
- 削る (kezuru)to shave, to sharpen, to plane
- 刺す (sasu)to pierce, to stab, to prick
- 受け継ぐ (uketsugu)to inherit, to succeed, to take over
About these tables
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