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Japanese verb暮れる (kureru) Conjugation
暮れる (kureru) means “to get dark, to grow dark”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 暮れます, 暮れない, 暮れて. 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 get dark, to grow dark
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 暮れる
- Reading
- くれる
- Romaji
- kureru
- Masu form
- 暮れます
- Nai form
- 暮れない
- Te-form
- 暮れて
- Ta form
- 暮れた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 暮れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 暮れない |
| Polite | 暮れます |
| Polite negative | 暮れません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 暮れた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 暮れなかった |
| Polite | 暮れました |
| Polite negative | 暮れませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 暮れて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 暮れないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 暮れている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 暮れていない |
| Polite | 暮れています |
| Polite negative | 暮れていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 暮れたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 暮れたくない |
| Polite | 暮れたいです |
| Polite negative | 暮れたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 暮れよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 暮れましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 暮れろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 暮れるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 暮れてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 暮れないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 暮れられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 暮れられない |
| Polite | 暮れられます |
| Polite negative | 暮れられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 暮れれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 暮れなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 暮れたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 暮れなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 暮れられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 暮れられない |
| Polite | 暮れられます |
| Polite negative | 暮れられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 暮れさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 暮れさせない |
| Polite | 暮れさせます |
| Polite negative | 暮れさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 暮れさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 暮れさせられない |
| Polite | 暮れさせられます |
| Polite negative | 暮れさせられません |
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- 図る (hakaru)to plan, to attempt, to devise
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About these tables
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