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Japanese verb待ち受ける (machiukeru) Conjugation
待ち受ける (machiukeru) means “to await, to wait for, to expect”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 待ち受けます, 待ち受けない, 待ち受けて. 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 await, to wait for, to expect
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 待ち受ける
- Reading
- まちうける
- Romaji
- machiukeru
- Masu form
- 待ち受けます
- Nai form
- 待ち受けない
- Te-form
- 待ち受けて
- Ta form
- 待ち受けた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 待ち受ける |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち受けない |
| Polite | 待ち受けます |
| Polite negative | 待ち受けません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 待ち受けた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち受けなかった |
| Polite | 待ち受けました |
| Polite negative | 待ち受けませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 待ち受けて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち受けないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 待ち受けている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち受けていない |
| Polite | 待ち受けています |
| Polite negative | 待ち受けていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 待ち受けたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち受けたくない |
| Polite | 待ち受けたいです |
| Polite negative | 待ち受けたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 待ち受けよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 待ち受けましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 待ち受けろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 待ち受けるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 待ち受けてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 待ち受けないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 待ち受けられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち受けられない |
| Polite | 待ち受けられます |
| Polite negative | 待ち受けられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 待ち受ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち受けなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 待ち受けたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち受けなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 待ち受けられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち受けられない |
| Polite | 待ち受けられます |
| Polite negative | 待ち受けられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 待ち受けさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち受けさせない |
| Polite | 待ち受けさせます |
| Polite negative | 待ち受けさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 待ち受けさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 待ち受けさせられない |
| Polite | 待ち受けさせられます |
| Polite negative | 待ち受けさせられません |
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About these tables
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