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Japanese verb言うまでもない (iumademonai) Conjugation
言うまでもない (iumademonai) means “goes without saying, needless to say, obvious”. It is a い-adjective verb. It is an い-adjective: the final い changes, so 言うまでもなくない, 言うまでもなかった, 言うまでもなくて. 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
- goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
- Type
- い-adjective
- Dictionary form
- 言うまでもない
- Reading
- いうまでもない
- Romaji
- iumademonai
- Negative
- 言うまでもなくない
- Past
- 言うまでもなかった
- Te-form
- 言うまでもなくて
- Adverb
- 言うまでもなく
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 言うまでもない |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 言うまでもなくない |
| Polite | 言うまでもないです |
| Polite negative | 言うまでもなくないです |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 言うまでもなかった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 言うまでもなくなかった |
| Polite | 言うまでもなかったです |
| Polite negative | 言うまでもなくなかったです |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 言うまでもなくて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 言うまでもなくなくて |
Can and if
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 言うまでもなければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 言うまでもなくなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 言うまでもなかったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 言うまでもなくなかったら |
Adjectives
Adverb (adjectives)連用形
| Adverb | 言うまでもなく |
|---|
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About these tables
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