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Japanese verb結ぶ (musubu) Conjugation
結ぶ (musubu) means “to tie, to bind, to link”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 結ばない and 結びます, and the te-form is 結んで. 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 tie, to bind, to link
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 結ぶ
- Reading
- むすぶ
- Romaji
- musubu
- Masu form
- 結びます
- Nai form
- 結ばない
- Te-form
- 結んで
- Ta form
- 結んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 結ぶ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 結ばない |
| Polite | 結びます |
| Polite negative | 結びません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 結んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 結ばなかった |
| Polite | 結びました |
| Polite negative | 結びませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 結んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 結ばないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 結んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 結んでいない |
| Polite | 結んでいます |
| Polite negative | 結んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 結びたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 結びたくない |
| Polite | 結びたいです |
| Polite negative | 結びたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 結ぼう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 結びましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 結べ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 結ぶな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 結んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 結ばないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 結べる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 結べない |
| Polite | 結べます |
| Polite negative | 結べません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 結べば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 結ばなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 結んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 結ばなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 結ばれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 結ばれない |
| Polite | 結ばれます |
| Polite negative | 結ばれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 結ばせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 結ばせない |
| Polite | 結ばせます |
| Polite negative | 結ばせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 結ばされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 結ばされない |
| Polite | 結ばされます |
| Polite negative | 結ばされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 受け止める (uketomeru)to catch, to stop the blow
- 襲う (osou)to attack, to assail, to make an assault
- 集める (atsumeru)to collect, to assemble, to gather
- 詳しい (kuwashii)detailed, full, minute
- 低める (hikumeru)to lower, to be lowered
- 広げる (hirogeru)to spread, to extend, to expand
- 見込む (mikomu)to anticipate, to expect, to estimate
- 見送る (miokuru)to see off, to escort
- 見舞う (mimau)to visit and comfort or console
- 高まる (takamaru)to rise, to swell, to intensify
- 合う (au)to come together, to merge, to unite
- 合わせる (awaseru)to match, to align
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