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Japanese verb語る (kataru) Conjugation
語る (kataru) means “to talk about, to speak of, to tell”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 語らない and 語ります, and the te-form is 語って. 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 about, to speak of, to tell
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 語る
- Reading
- かたる
- Romaji
- kataru
- Masu form
- 語ります
- Nai form
- 語らない
- Te-form
- 語って
- Ta form
- 語った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 語る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らない |
| Polite | 語ります |
| Polite negative | 語りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 語った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らなかった |
| Polite | 語りました |
| Polite negative | 語りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 語って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 語っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語っていない |
| Polite | 語っています |
| Polite negative | 語っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 語りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語りたくない |
| Polite | 語りたいです |
| Polite negative | 語りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 語ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 語りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 語れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 語るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 語ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 語らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 語れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語れない |
| Polite | 語れます |
| Polite negative | 語れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 語れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 語ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 語られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語られない |
| Polite | 語られます |
| Polite negative | 語られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 語らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らせない |
| Polite | 語らせます |
| Polite negative | 語らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 語らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 語らされない |
| Polite | 語らされます |
| Polite negative | 語らされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 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
- 語らう (katarau)to talk, to tell, to recite
- 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
- 埋める (umeru)to bury
About these tables
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