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Japanese verb勝る (masaru) Conjugation
勝る (masaru) means “to excel, to surpass, to exceed”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 勝らない and 勝ります, and the te-form is 勝って. 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 excel, to surpass, to exceed
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 勝る
- Reading
- まさる
- Romaji
- masaru
- Masu form
- 勝ります
- Nai form
- 勝らない
- Te-form
- 勝って
- Ta form
- 勝った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 勝る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 勝らない |
| Polite | 勝ります |
| Polite negative | 勝りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 勝った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 勝らなかった |
| Polite | 勝りました |
| Polite negative | 勝りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 勝って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 勝らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 勝っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 勝っていない |
| Polite | 勝っています |
| Polite negative | 勝っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 勝りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 勝りたくない |
| Polite | 勝りたいです |
| Polite negative | 勝りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 勝ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 勝りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 勝れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 勝るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 勝ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 勝らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 勝れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 勝れない |
| Polite | 勝れます |
| Polite negative | 勝れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 勝れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 勝らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 勝ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 勝らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 勝られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 勝られない |
| Polite | 勝られます |
| Polite negative | 勝られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 勝らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 勝らせない |
| Polite | 勝らせます |
| Polite negative | 勝らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 勝らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 勝らされない |
| Polite | 勝らされます |
| Polite negative | 勝らされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 当然 (touzen)natural, right, proper
- 迫る (semaru)to approach, to draw near, to be imminent
- 微妙 (bimyou)subtle, delicate, fine
- 変わらない (kawaranai)constant, invariant
- 変わる (kawaru)to change, to be transformed, to be altered
- 本格的 (honkakuteki)genuine, real, authentic
- 最終的 (saishuuteki)final, eventual, ultimate
- 圧倒的 (attouteki)overwhelming
- 意外 (igai)unexpected, surprising, unanticipated
- 異例 (irei)exceptional, unusual, extraordinary
- 楽しみ (tanoshimi)enjoyment, pleasure, amusement
- 完全 (kanzen)perfect, complete
About these tables
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