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Japanese verb配る (kubaru) Conjugation
配る (kubaru) means “to distribute, to hand out, to deliver”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 配らない and 配ります, and the te-form is 配って. 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 distribute, to hand out, to deliver
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 配る
- Reading
- くばる
- Romaji
- kubaru
- Masu form
- 配ります
- Nai form
- 配らない
- Te-form
- 配って
- Ta form
- 配った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 配る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 配らない |
| Polite | 配ります |
| Polite negative | 配りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 配った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 配らなかった |
| Polite | 配りました |
| Polite negative | 配りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 配って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 配らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 配っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 配っていない |
| Polite | 配っています |
| Polite negative | 配っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 配りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 配りたくない |
| Polite | 配りたいです |
| Polite negative | 配りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 配ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 配りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 配れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 配るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 配ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 配らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 配れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 配れない |
| Polite | 配れます |
| Polite negative | 配れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 配れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 配らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 配ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 配らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 配られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 配られない |
| Polite | 配られます |
| Polite negative | 配られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 配らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 配らせない |
| Polite | 配らせます |
| Polite negative | 配らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 配らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 配らされない |
| Polite | 配らされます |
| Polite negative | 配らされません |
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- 位置付ける (ichizukeru)to place, to rank, to position
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- 決まる (kimaru)to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed
About these tables
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