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Japanese verb着る (kiru) Conjugation
着る (kiru) means “to wear (on the body)”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 着ます, 着ない, 着て. 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 wear (on the body)
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 着る
- Reading
- きる
- Romaji
- kiru
- Masu form
- 着ます
- Nai form
- 着ない
- Te-form
- 着て
- Ta form
- 着た
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 着る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 着ない |
| Polite | 着ます |
| Polite negative | 着ません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 着た |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 着なかった |
| Polite | 着ました |
| Polite negative | 着ませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 着て |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 着ないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 着ている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 着ていない |
| Polite | 着ています |
| Polite negative | 着ていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 着たい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 着たくない |
| Polite | 着たいです |
| Polite negative | 着たくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 着よう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 着ましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 着ろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 着るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 着てください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 着ないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 着られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 着られない |
| Polite | 着られます |
| Polite negative | 着られません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 着れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 着なければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 着たら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 着なかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 着られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 着られない |
| Polite | 着られます |
| Polite negative | 着られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 着させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 着させない |
| Polite | 着させます |
| Polite negative | 着させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 着させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 着させられない |
| Polite | 着させられます |
| Polite negative | 着させられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 忘れる (wasureru)to forget
- 持つ (motsu)to hold, to have
- 取る (toru)to take
- あげる (ageru)to give
- もらう (morau)to receive
- くれる (kureru)to give (to me)
- 脱ぐ (nugu)to take off (clothes)
- 見せる (miseru)to show
- 呼ぶ (yobu)to call
- 死ぬ (shinu)to die
- なる (naru)to become
- できる (dekiru)can, to be able to
About these tables
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