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Japanese verb守る (mamoru) Conjugation
守る (mamoru) means “to protect, to guard, to defend”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 守らない and 守ります, and the te-form is 守って. 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 protect, to guard, to defend
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 守る
- Reading
- まもる
- Romaji
- mamoru
- Masu form
- 守ります
- Nai form
- 守らない
- Te-form
- 守って
- Ta form
- 守った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 守る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 守らない |
| Polite | 守ります |
| Polite negative | 守りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 守った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 守らなかった |
| Polite | 守りました |
| Polite negative | 守りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 守って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 守らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 守っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 守っていない |
| Polite | 守っています |
| Polite negative | 守っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 守りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 守りたくない |
| Polite | 守りたいです |
| Polite negative | 守りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 守ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 守りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 守れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 守るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 守ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 守らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 守れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 守れない |
| Polite | 守れます |
| Polite negative | 守れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 守れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 守らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 守ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 守らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 守られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 守られない |
| Polite | 守られます |
| Polite negative | 守られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 守らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 守らせない |
| Polite | 守らせます |
| Polite negative | 守らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 守らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 守らされない |
| Polite | 守らされます |
| Polite negative | 守らされません |
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- 埋める (umeru)to bury
- 黙る (damaru)to be silent, to say nothing
- 記す (shirusu)to write down, to note down, to jot down
- 言い渡す (iiwatasu)to announce, to tell, to sentence
About these tables
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