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Japanese verb刈る (karu) Conjugation
刈る (karu) means “to cut, to mow, to clip”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 刈らない and 刈ります, and the te-form is 刈って. 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 cut, to mow, to clip
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 刈る
- Reading
- かる
- Romaji
- karu
- Masu form
- 刈ります
- Nai form
- 刈らない
- Te-form
- 刈って
- Ta form
- 刈った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 刈る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刈らない |
| Polite | 刈ります |
| Polite negative | 刈りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 刈った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刈らなかった |
| Polite | 刈りました |
| Polite negative | 刈りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 刈って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刈らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 刈っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刈っていない |
| Polite | 刈っています |
| Polite negative | 刈っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 刈りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刈りたくない |
| Polite | 刈りたいです |
| Polite negative | 刈りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 刈ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 刈りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 刈れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 刈るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 刈ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 刈らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 刈れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刈れない |
| Polite | 刈れます |
| Polite negative | 刈れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 刈れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刈らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 刈ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刈らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 刈られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刈られない |
| Polite | 刈られます |
| Polite negative | 刈られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 刈らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刈らせない |
| Polite | 刈らせます |
| Polite negative | 刈らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 刈らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刈らされない |
| Polite | 刈らされます |
| Polite negative | 刈らされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 浮かび上がる (ukabiagaru)to rise to the surface
- 落とす (otosu)to drop, to lose, to let fall
- 建つ (tatsu)to be erected, to be built
- 引きずる (hikizuru)to drag, to trail, to pull along the ground
- 引っ越す (hikkosu)to move, to change residence
- 刈り込む (karikomu)to prune, to trim, to cut back
- 輝かしい (kagayakashii)brilliant, glorious, glittering
- 詰まらせる (tsumaraseru)to clog, to block, to choke up
- 詰まる (tsumaru)to be packed, to be filled, to be full
- 強いる (shiiru)to force, to compel, to coerce
- 禁じる (kinjiru)to forbid, to ban, to prohibit
- 苦しい (kurushii)painful, difficult, tough
About these tables
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