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Japanese verb削る (kezuru) Conjugation
削る (kezuru) means “to shave, to sharpen, to plane”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 削らない and 削ります, and the te-form is 削って. 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 shave, to sharpen, to plane
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 削る
- Reading
- けずる
- Romaji
- kezuru
- Masu form
- 削ります
- Nai form
- 削らない
- Te-form
- 削って
- Ta form
- 削った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 削る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 削らない |
| Polite | 削ります |
| Polite negative | 削りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 削った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 削らなかった |
| Polite | 削りました |
| Polite negative | 削りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 削って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 削らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 削っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 削っていない |
| Polite | 削っています |
| Polite negative | 削っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 削りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 削りたくない |
| Polite | 削りたいです |
| Polite negative | 削りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 削ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 削りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 削れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 削るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 削ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 削らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 削れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 削れない |
| Polite | 削れます |
| Polite negative | 削れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 削れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 削らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 削ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 削らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 削られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 削られない |
| Polite | 削られます |
| Polite negative | 削られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 削らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 削らせない |
| Polite | 削らせます |
| Polite negative | 削らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 削らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 削らされない |
| Polite | 削らされます |
| Polite negative | 削らされません |
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- 減る (heru)to decrease, to diminish, to abate
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- 告げる (tsugeru)to tell, to inform, to announce
- 際立つ (kiwadatsu)to be prominent, to be conspicuous, to stand out
- 刺す (sasu)to pierce, to stab, to prick
- 受け継ぐ (uketsugu)to inherit, to succeed, to take over
- 集まる (atsumaru)to gather, to collect, to assemble
- 出遅れる (deokureru)to get a late start
- 準じる (junjiru)to follow, to conform to, to be based on
- 書き込む (kakikomu)to fill in, to fill out
About these tables
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