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Japanese verb誇る (hokoru) Conjugation
誇る (hokoru) means “to boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 誇らない and 誇ります, and the te-form is 誇って. 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 boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 誇る
- Reading
- ほこる
- Romaji
- hokoru
- Masu form
- 誇ります
- Nai form
- 誇らない
- Te-form
- 誇って
- Ta form
- 誇った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 誇る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誇らない |
| Polite | 誇ります |
| Polite negative | 誇りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 誇った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誇らなかった |
| Polite | 誇りました |
| Polite negative | 誇りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 誇って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誇らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 誇っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誇っていない |
| Polite | 誇っています |
| Polite negative | 誇っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 誇りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誇りたくない |
| Polite | 誇りたいです |
| Polite negative | 誇りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 誇ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 誇りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 誇れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 誇るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 誇ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 誇らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 誇れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誇れない |
| Polite | 誇れます |
| Polite negative | 誇れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 誇れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誇らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 誇ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誇らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 誇られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誇られない |
| Polite | 誇られます |
| Polite negative | 誇られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 誇らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誇らせない |
| Polite | 誇らせます |
| Polite negative | 誇らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 誇らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 誇らされない |
| Polite | 誇らされます |
| Polite negative | 誇らされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 待たせる (mataseru)to keep waiting
- 混ぜ合わす (mazeawasu)to mix together, to blend, to compound
- 引き継ぐ (hikitsugu)to take over, to inherit, to succeed to
- 引き取る (hikitoru)to take into one's possession
- 壊す (kowasu)to break, to destroy, to demolish
- 甘い (amai)sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary
- 譲り渡す (yuzuriwatasu)to hand over, to turn over, to cede
- 据える (sueru)to place, to fix, to set
- 盛る (moru)to serve, to dish out, to dish up
- 潜む (hisomu)to lurk, to be hidden, to be concealed
- 待ち受ける (machiukeru)to await, to wait for, to expect
- 塗り替える (nurikaeru)to repaint, to paint again, to paint
About these tables
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