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Japanese verb語らう (katarau) Conjugation
語らう (katarau) means “to talk, to tell, to recite”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 語らわない and 語らいます, and the te-form is 語らって. 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 talk, to tell, to recite
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 語らう
- Reading
- かたらう
- Romaji
- katarau
- Masu form
- 語らいます
- Nai form
- 語らわない
- Te-form
- 語らって
- Ta form
- 語らった
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 語らう |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らわない |
| Polite | 語らいます |
| Polite negative | 語らいません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 語らった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らわなかった |
| Polite | 語らいました |
| Polite negative | 語らいませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 語らって |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らわないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 語らっている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らっていない |
| Polite | 語らっています |
| Polite negative | 語らっていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 語らいたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らいたくない |
| Polite | 語らいたいです |
| Polite negative | 語らいたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 語らおう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 語らいましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 語らえ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 語らうな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 語らってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 語らわないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 語らえる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らえない |
| Polite | 語らえます |
| Polite negative | 語らえません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 語らえば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らわなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 語らったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らわなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 語らわれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らわれない |
| Polite | 語らわれます |
| Polite negative | 語らわれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 語らわせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らわせない |
| Polite | 語らわせます |
| Polite negative | 語らわせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 語らわされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らわされない |
| Polite | 語らわされます |
| Polite negative | 語らわされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 寄せる (yoseru)to come near, to let someone approach
- 及ぶ (oyobu)to reach, to amount to, to befall
- 強める (tsuyomeru)to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise
- 備える (sonaeru)to furnish with, to equip with, to provide
- 繰り返す (kurikaesu)to repeat, to do over again
- 固める (katameru)to harden, to freeze, to strengthen
- 語る (kataru)to talk about, to speak of, to tell
- 攻める (semeru)to attack, to assault, to assail
- 細かい (komakai)small
- 守る (mamoru)to protect, to guard, to defend
- 重ねる (kasaneru)to pile up, to heap up, to stack up
- 盗む (nusumu)to steal
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