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Japanese verb物語る (monogataru) Conjugation
物語る (monogataru) means “to tell, to give an account of, to relate”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 物語らない and 物語ります, and the te-form is 物語って. 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 tell, to give an account of, to relate
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 物語る
- Reading
- ものがたる
- Romaji
- monogataru
- Masu form
- 物語ります
- Nai form
- 物語らない
- Te-form
- 物語って
- Ta form
- 物語った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 物語る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 物語らない |
| Polite | 物語ります |
| Polite negative | 物語りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 物語った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 物語らなかった |
| Polite | 物語りました |
| Polite negative | 物語りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 物語って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 物語らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 物語っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 物語っていない |
| Polite | 物語っています |
| Polite negative | 物語っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 物語りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 物語りたくない |
| Polite | 物語りたいです |
| Polite negative | 物語りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 物語ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 物語りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 物語れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 物語るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 物語ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 物語らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 物語れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 物語れない |
| Polite | 物語れます |
| Polite negative | 物語れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 物語れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 物語らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 物語ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 物語らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 物語られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 物語られない |
| Polite | 物語られます |
| Polite negative | 物語られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 物語らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 物語らせない |
| Polite | 物語らせます |
| Polite negative | 物語らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 物語らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 物語らされない |
| Polite | 物語らされます |
| Polite negative | 物語らされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 高める (takameru)to raise, to lift, to boost
- 断る (kotowaru)to refuse, to reject, to dismiss
- 倒れる (taoreru)to fall, to collapse, to take a fall
- 当てる (ateru)to hit
- 誘う (sasou)to invite, to ask, to call
- 落ちる (ochiru)to fall, to drop, to come down
- 早める (hayameru)to bring forward, to advance, to hasten
- 分かれる (wakareru)to branch, to fork, to diverge
- 鋭い (surudoi)sharp, pointed
- 殴る (naguru)to strike, to hit, to beat
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