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Japanese verb命じる (meijiru) Conjugation
命じる (meijiru) means “to order, to command”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 命じます, 命じない, 命じて. 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 order, to command
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 命じる
- Reading
- めいじる
- Romaji
- meijiru
- Masu form
- 命じます
- Nai form
- 命じない
- Te-form
- 命じて
- Ta form
- 命じた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 命じる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 命じない |
| Polite | 命じます |
| Polite negative | 命じません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 命じた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 命じなかった |
| Polite | 命じました |
| Polite negative | 命じませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 命じて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 命じないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 命じている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 命じていない |
| Polite | 命じています |
| Polite negative | 命じていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 命じたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 命じたくない |
| Polite | 命じたいです |
| Polite negative | 命じたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 命じよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 命じましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 命じろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 命じるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 命じてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 命じないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 命じられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 命じられない |
| Polite | 命じられます |
| Polite negative | 命じられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 命じれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 命じなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 命じたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 命じなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 命じられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 命じられない |
| Polite | 命じられます |
| Polite negative | 命じられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 命じさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 命じさせない |
| Polite | 命じさせます |
| Polite negative | 命じさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 命じさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 命じさせられない |
| Polite | 命じさせられます |
| Polite negative | 命じさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 倒す (taosu)to throw down, to bring down, to blow down
- 逃れる (nogareru)to escape
- 報じる (houjiru)to report, to inform
- 名高い (nadakai)famous, noted, renowned
- 名乗る (nanoru)to give one's name, to introduce oneself
- 用いる (mochiiru)to use, to make use of, to utilize
- 浴びせる (abiseru)to pour on
- 備わる (sonawaru)to be furnished with
- 激しい (hageshii)violent, furious, tempestuous
- 思い起こす (omoiokosu)to recall, to remember
- 待たす (matasu)to keep waiting
About these tables
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