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Japanese verb駆ける (kakeru) Conjugation
駆ける (kakeru) means “to run, to dash, to race”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 駆けます, 駆けない, 駆けて. 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 run, to dash, to race
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 駆ける
- Reading
- かける
- Romaji
- kakeru
- Masu form
- 駆けます
- Nai form
- 駆けない
- Te-form
- 駆けて
- Ta form
- 駆けた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 駆ける |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 駆けない |
| Polite | 駆けます |
| Polite negative | 駆けません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 駆けた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 駆けなかった |
| Polite | 駆けました |
| Polite negative | 駆けませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 駆けて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 駆けないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 駆けている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 駆けていない |
| Polite | 駆けています |
| Polite negative | 駆けていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 駆けたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 駆けたくない |
| Polite | 駆けたいです |
| Polite negative | 駆けたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 駆けよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 駆けましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 駆けろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 駆けるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 駆けてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 駆けないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 駆けられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 駆けられない |
| Polite | 駆けられます |
| Polite negative | 駆けられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 駆ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 駆けなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 駆けたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 駆けなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 駆けられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 駆けられない |
| Polite | 駆けられます |
| Polite negative | 駆けられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 駆けさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 駆けさせない |
| Polite | 駆けさせます |
| Polite negative | 駆けさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 駆けさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 駆けさせられない |
| Polite | 駆けさせられます |
| Polite negative | 駆けさせられません |
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- 見受ける (miukeru)to catch sight of, to see, to suppose
- 言うまでもない (iumademonai)goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
- 枯れる (kareru)to wither, to be blasted, to die
- 差し控える (sashihikaeru)to be moderate in
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