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Japanese verb生きる (ikiru) Conjugation
生きる (ikiru) means “to live, to exist”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 生きます, 生きない, 生きて. 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 live, to exist
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 生きる
- Reading
- いきる
- Romaji
- ikiru
- Masu form
- 生きます
- Nai form
- 生きない
- Te-form
- 生きて
- Ta form
- 生きた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 生きる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生きない |
| Polite | 生きます |
| Polite negative | 生きません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 生きた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生きなかった |
| Polite | 生きました |
| Polite negative | 生きませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 生きて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生きないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 生きている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生きていない |
| Polite | 生きています |
| Polite negative | 生きていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 生きたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生きたくない |
| Polite | 生きたいです |
| Polite negative | 生きたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 生きよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 生きましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 生きろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 生きるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 生きてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 生きないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 生きられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生きられない |
| Polite | 生きられます |
| Polite negative | 生きられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 生きれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生きなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 生きたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生きなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 生きられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生きられない |
| Polite | 生きられます |
| Polite negative | 生きられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 生きさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生きさせない |
| Polite | 生きさせます |
| Polite negative | 生きさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 生きさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 生きさせられない |
| Polite | 生きさせられます |
| Polite negative | 生きさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 実質的 (jisshitsuteki)substantial, real
- 柔軟 (juunan)flexible, lithe, soft
- 順調 (junchou)favourable, favorable, doing well
- 昭和 (shouwa)reminiscent of the Shōwa era
- 心配 (shinpai)worry, concern, anxiety
- 世界的 (sekaiteki)worldwide, global, international
- 盛り込む (morikomu)to incorporate, to include
- 全面的 (zenmenteki)total, complete, all-out
- 単純 (tanjun)simple, plain, uncomplicated
- 適切 (tekisetsu)appropriate, suitable, fitting
- 同一 (douitsu)identical, same, one and the same
- 特殊 (tokushu)special, particular, peculiar
About these tables
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