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Japanese verb数える (kazoeru) Conjugation
数える (kazoeru) means “to count, to enumerate”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 数えます, 数えない, 数えて. 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 count, to enumerate
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 数える
- Reading
- かぞえる
- Romaji
- kazoeru
- Masu form
- 数えます
- Nai form
- 数えない
- Te-form
- 数えて
- Ta form
- 数えた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 数える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 数えない |
| Polite | 数えます |
| Polite negative | 数えません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 数えた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 数えなかった |
| Polite | 数えました |
| Polite negative | 数えませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 数えて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 数えないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 数えている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 数えていない |
| Polite | 数えています |
| Polite negative | 数えていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 数えたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 数えたくない |
| Polite | 数えたいです |
| Polite negative | 数えたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 数えよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 数えましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 数えろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 数えるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 数えてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 数えないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 数えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 数えられない |
| Polite | 数えられます |
| Polite negative | 数えられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 数えれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 数えなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 数えたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 数えなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 数えられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 数えられない |
| Polite | 数えられます |
| Polite negative | 数えられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 数えさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 数えさせない |
| Polite | 数えさせます |
| Polite negative | 数えさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 数えさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 数えさせられない |
| Polite | 数えさせられます |
| Polite negative | 数えさせられません |
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About these tables
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