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Japanese verb決める (kimeru) Conjugation
決める (kimeru) means “to decide”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 決めます, 決めない, 決めて. 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 decide
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 決める
- Reading
- きめる
- Romaji
- kimeru
- Masu form
- 決めます
- Nai form
- 決めない
- Te-form
- 決めて
- Ta form
- 決めた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 決める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 決めない |
| Polite | 決めます |
| Polite negative | 決めません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 決めた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 決めなかった |
| Polite | 決めました |
| Polite negative | 決めませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 決めて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 決めないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 決めている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 決めていない |
| Polite | 決めています |
| Polite negative | 決めていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 決めたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 決めたくない |
| Polite | 決めたいです |
| Polite negative | 決めたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 決めよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 決めましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 決めろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 決めるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 決めてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 決めないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 決められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 決められない |
| Polite | 決められます |
| Polite negative | 決められません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 決めれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 決めなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 決めたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 決めなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 決められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 決められない |
| Polite | 決められます |
| Polite negative | 決められません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 決めさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 決めさせない |
| Polite | 決めさせます |
| Polite negative | 決めさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 決めさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 決めさせられない |
| Polite | 決めさせられます |
| Polite negative | 決めさせられません |
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- 送る (okuru)to send
- 考える (kangaeru)to think about, to consider
- 答える (kotaeru)to answer
- 貸す (kasu)to lend
- 借りる (kariru)to borrow
- 返す (kaesu)to give back
- 洗う (arau)to wash
- 浴びる (abiru)to take (a shower)
About these tables
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