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Japanese verb苦しめる (kurushimeru) Conjugation
苦しめる (kurushimeru) means “to torment, to pain, to inflict pain”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 苦しめます, 苦しめない, 苦しめて. 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 torment, to pain, to inflict pain
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 苦しめる
- Reading
- くるしめる
- Romaji
- kurushimeru
- Masu form
- 苦しめます
- Nai form
- 苦しめない
- Te-form
- 苦しめて
- Ta form
- 苦しめた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 苦しめる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しめない |
| Polite | 苦しめます |
| Polite negative | 苦しめません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 苦しめた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しめなかった |
| Polite | 苦しめました |
| Polite negative | 苦しめませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 苦しめて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しめないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 苦しめている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しめていない |
| Polite | 苦しめています |
| Polite negative | 苦しめていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 苦しめたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しめたくない |
| Polite | 苦しめたいです |
| Polite negative | 苦しめたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 苦しめよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 苦しめましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 苦しめろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 苦しめるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 苦しめてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 苦しめないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 苦しめられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しめられない |
| Polite | 苦しめられます |
| Polite negative | 苦しめられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 苦しめれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しめなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 苦しめたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しめなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 苦しめられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しめられない |
| Polite | 苦しめられます |
| Polite negative | 苦しめられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 苦しめさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しめさせない |
| Polite | 苦しめさせます |
| Polite negative | 苦しめさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 苦しめさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 苦しめさせられない |
| Polite | 苦しめさせられます |
| Polite negative | 苦しめさせられません |
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- 下る (kudaru)to descend, to go down, to come down
- 好む (konomu)to like, to prefer
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- 催す (moyoosu)to hold, to give
- 始める (hajimeru)to start, to begin, to commence
- 写る (utsuru)to be photographed, to be projected
- 手渡す (tewatasu)to hand, to deliver in person
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