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Japanese verb比べる (kuraberu) Conjugation
比べる (kuraberu) means “to compare, to make a comparison”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 比べます, 比べない, 比べて. 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 compare, to make a comparison
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 比べる
- Reading
- くらべる
- Romaji
- kuraberu
- Masu form
- 比べます
- Nai form
- 比べない
- Te-form
- 比べて
- Ta form
- 比べた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 比べる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 比べない |
| Polite | 比べます |
| Polite negative | 比べません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 比べた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 比べなかった |
| Polite | 比べました |
| Polite negative | 比べませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 比べて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 比べないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 比べている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 比べていない |
| Polite | 比べています |
| Polite negative | 比べていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 比べたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 比べたくない |
| Polite | 比べたいです |
| Polite negative | 比べたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 比べよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 比べましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 比べろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 比べるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 比べてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 比べないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 比べられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 比べられない |
| Polite | 比べられます |
| Polite negative | 比べられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 比べれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 比べなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 比べたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 比べなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 比べられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 比べられない |
| Polite | 比べられます |
| Polite negative | 比べられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 比べさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 比べさせない |
| Polite | 比べさせます |
| Polite negative | 比べさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 比べさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 比べさせられない |
| Polite | 比べさせられます |
| Polite negative | 比べさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 深刻 (shinkoku)serious, severe, grave
- 正式 (seishiki)formal, official, regular
- 正常 (seijou)normal, regular
- 直接 (chokusetsu)direct, immediate, personal
- 同様 (douyou)same, similar, like
- 独自 (dokuji)original, unique, distinctive
- 非常 (hijou)extreme, great, extraordinary
- 不安 (fuan)anxiety, uneasiness, worry
- 不足 (fusoku)insufficiency, deficiency, shortage
- 不満 (fuman)dissatisfaction, discontent, displeasure
- 不明 (fumei)unclear, obscure, indistinct
- 普通 (futsuu)normal, ordinary, regular
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