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Japanese verbかねる (kaneru) Conjugation
かねる (kaneru) means “to be unable to, to find difficult to do”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so かねます, かねない, かねて. 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 be unable to, to find difficult to do
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- かねる
- Romaji
- kaneru
- Masu form
- かねます
- Nai form
- かねない
- Te-form
- かねて
- Ta form
- かねた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | かねる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かねない |
| Polite | かねます |
| Polite negative | かねません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | かねた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かねなかった |
| Polite | かねました |
| Polite negative | かねませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | かねて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かねないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | かねている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かねていない |
| Polite | かねています |
| Polite negative | かねていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | かねたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かねたくない |
| Polite | かねたいです |
| Polite negative | かねたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | かねよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | かねましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | かねろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | かねるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | かねてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | かねないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | かねられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かねられない |
| Polite | かねられます |
| Polite negative | かねられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | かねれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かねなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | かねたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かねなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | かねられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かねられない |
| Polite | かねられます |
| Polite negative | かねられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | かねさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かねさせない |
| Polite | かねさせます |
| Polite negative | かねさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | かねさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | かねさせられない |
| Polite | かねさせられます |
| Polite negative | かねさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 思い起こす (omoiokosu)to recall, to remember
- 待たす (matasu)to keep waiting
- 利かせる (kikaseru)to bring out, to put to good use, to make use of
- がんばる (ganbaru)to persevere, to persist, to keep at it
- 駆ける (kakeru)to run, to dash, to race
- 結びつく (musubitsuku)to be related
- 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
- 持ち出す (mochidasu)to take out
- 取り消す (torikesu)to cancel, to withdraw, to retract
About these tables
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