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Japanese verb考える (kangaeru) Conjugation
考える (kangaeru) means “to think about, to consider”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 考えます, 考えない, 考えて. 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 think about, to consider
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 考える
- Reading
- かんがえる
- Romaji
- kangaeru
- Masu form
- 考えます
- Nai form
- 考えない
- Te-form
- 考えて
- Ta form
- 考えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 考える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 考えない |
| Polite | 考えます |
| Polite negative | 考えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 考えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 考えなかった |
| Polite | 考えました |
| Polite negative | 考えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 考えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 考えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 考えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 考えていない |
| Polite | 考えています |
| Polite negative | 考えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 考えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 考えたくない |
| Polite | 考えたいです |
| Polite negative | 考えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 考えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 考えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 考えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 考えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 考えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 考えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 考えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 考えられない |
| Polite | 考えられます |
| Polite negative | 考えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 考えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 考えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 考えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 考えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 考えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 考えられない |
| Polite | 考えられます |
| Polite negative | 考えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 考えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 考えさせない |
| Polite | 考えさせます |
| Polite negative | 考えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 考えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 考えさせられない |
| Polite | 考えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 考えさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- できる (dekiru)can, to be able to
- 出かける (dekakeru)to go out
- かかる (kakaru)to take (time, money)
- 売る (uru)to sell
- 送る (okuru)to send
- 決める (kimeru)to decide
- 答える (kotaeru)to answer
- 貸す (kasu)to lend
- 借りる (kariru)to borrow
- 返す (kaesu)to give back
- 洗う (arau)to wash
About these tables
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