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Japanese verb刻む (kizamu) Conjugation
刻む (kizamu) means “to mince, to cut fine, to chop up”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 刻まない and 刻みます, and the te-form is 刻んで. 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 mince, to cut fine, to chop up
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 刻む
- Reading
- きざむ
- Romaji
- kizamu
- Masu form
- 刻みます
- Nai form
- 刻まない
- Te-form
- 刻んで
- Ta form
- 刻んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 刻む |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刻まない |
| Polite | 刻みます |
| Polite negative | 刻みません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 刻んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刻まなかった |
| Polite | 刻みました |
| Polite negative | 刻みませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 刻んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刻まないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 刻んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刻んでいない |
| Polite | 刻んでいます |
| Polite negative | 刻んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 刻みたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刻みたくない |
| Polite | 刻みたいです |
| Polite negative | 刻みたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 刻もう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 刻みましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 刻め |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 刻むな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 刻んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 刻まないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 刻める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刻めない |
| Polite | 刻めます |
| Polite negative | 刻めません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 刻めば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刻まなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 刻んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刻まなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 刻まれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刻まれない |
| Polite | 刻まれます |
| Polite negative | 刻まれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 刻ませる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刻ませない |
| Polite | 刻ませます |
| Polite negative | 刻ませません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 刻まされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 刻まされない |
| Polite | 刻まされます |
| Polite negative | 刻まされません |
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About these tables
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