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Japanese verb名乗る (nanoru) Conjugation
名乗る (nanoru) means “to give one's name, to introduce oneself”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 名乗らない and 名乗ります, and the te-form is 名乗って. 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 give one's name, to introduce oneself
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 名乗る
- Reading
- なのる
- Romaji
- nanoru
- Masu form
- 名乗ります
- Nai form
- 名乗らない
- Te-form
- 名乗って
- Ta form
- 名乗った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 名乗る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 名乗らない |
| Polite | 名乗ります |
| Polite negative | 名乗りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 名乗った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 名乗らなかった |
| Polite | 名乗りました |
| Polite negative | 名乗りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 名乗って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 名乗らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 名乗っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 名乗っていない |
| Polite | 名乗っています |
| Polite negative | 名乗っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 名乗りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 名乗りたくない |
| Polite | 名乗りたいです |
| Polite negative | 名乗りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 名乗ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 名乗りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 名乗れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 名乗るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 名乗ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 名乗らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 名乗れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 名乗れない |
| Polite | 名乗れます |
| Polite negative | 名乗れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 名乗れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 名乗らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 名乗ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 名乗らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 名乗られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 名乗られない |
| Polite | 名乗られます |
| Polite negative | 名乗られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 名乗らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 名乗らせない |
| Polite | 名乗らせます |
| Polite negative | 名乗らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 名乗らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 名乗らされない |
| Polite | 名乗らされます |
| Polite negative | 名乗らされません |
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About these tables
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