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Japanese verbもらう (morau) Conjugation
もらう (morau) means “to receive”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, もらわない and もらいます, and the te-form is もらって. 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 receive
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- もらう
- Romaji
- morau
- Masu form
- もらいます
- Nai form
- もらわない
- Te-form
- もらって
- Ta form
- もらった
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | もらう |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | もらわない |
| Polite | もらいます |
| Polite negative | もらいません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | もらった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | もらわなかった |
| Polite | もらいました |
| Polite negative | もらいませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | もらって |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | もらわないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | もらっている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | もらっていない |
| Polite | もらっています |
| Polite negative | もらっていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | もらいたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | もらいたくない |
| Polite | もらいたいです |
| Polite negative | もらいたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | もらおう |
|---|---|
| Polite | もらいましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | もらえ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | もらうな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | もらってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | もらわないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | もらえる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | もらえない |
| Polite | もらえます |
| Polite negative | もらえません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | もらえば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | もらわなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | もらったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | もらわなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | もらわれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | もらわれない |
| Polite | もらわれます |
| Polite negative | もらわれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | もらわせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | もらわせない |
| Polite | もらわせます |
| Polite negative | もらわせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | もらわされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | もらわされない |
| Polite | もらわされます |
| Polite negative | もらわされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 習う (narau)to learn, to take lessons in
- 覚える (oboeru)to remember, to memorize
- 忘れる (wasureru)to forget
- 持つ (motsu)to hold, to have
- 取る (toru)to take
- あげる (ageru)to give
- くれる (kureru)to give (to me)
- 着る (kiru)to wear (on the body)
- 脱ぐ (nugu)to take off (clothes)
- 見せる (miseru)to show
- 呼ぶ (yobu)to call
- 死ぬ (shinu)to die
About these tables
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