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Japanese verb限る (kagiru) Conjugation
限る (kagiru) means “to restrict, to limit, to confine”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 限らない and 限ります, and the te-form is 限って. 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 restrict, to limit, to confine
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 限る
- Reading
- かぎる
- Romaji
- kagiru
- Masu form
- 限ります
- Nai form
- 限らない
- Te-form
- 限って
- Ta form
- 限った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 限る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 限らない |
| Polite | 限ります |
| Polite negative | 限りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 限った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 限らなかった |
| Polite | 限りました |
| Polite negative | 限りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 限って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 限らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 限っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 限っていない |
| Polite | 限っています |
| Polite negative | 限っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 限りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 限りたくない |
| Polite | 限りたいです |
| Polite negative | 限りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 限ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 限りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 限れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 限るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 限ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 限らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 限れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 限れない |
| Polite | 限れます |
| Polite negative | 限れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 限れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 限らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 限ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 限らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 限られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 限られない |
| Polite | 限られます |
| Polite negative | 限られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 限らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 限らせない |
| Polite | 限らせます |
| Polite negative | 限らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 限らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 限らされない |
| Polite | 限らされます |
| Polite negative | 限らされません |
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- 安心 (anshin)peace of mind, relief, security
- 異常 (ijou)abnormal, unusual, extraordinary
- おかしい (okashii)funny, amusing, comical
- 示す (shimesu)to show, to demonstrate, to tell
- 贈る (okuru)to give, to present
- 奪う (ubau)to take, to take away, to snatch
- 追い込む (oikomu)to herd, to drive, to chase
- 追う (ou)to chase, to run after, to pursue
- 踏まえる (fumaeru)to be based on
About these tables
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