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Japanese verb習う (narau) Conjugation
習う (narau) means “to learn, to take lessons in”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 習わない and 習います, and the te-form is 習って. 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 learn, to take lessons in
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 習う
- Reading
- ならう
- Romaji
- narau
- Masu form
- 習います
- Nai form
- 習わない
- Te-form
- 習って
- Ta form
- 習った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 習う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 習わない |
| Polite | 習います |
| Polite negative | 習いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 習った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 習わなかった |
| Polite | 習いました |
| Polite negative | 習いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 習って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 習わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 習っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 習っていない |
| Polite | 習っています |
| Polite negative | 習っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 習いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 習いたくない |
| Polite | 習いたいです |
| Polite negative | 習いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 習おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 習いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 習え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 習うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 習ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 習わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 習える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 習えない |
| Polite | 習えます |
| Polite negative | 習えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 習えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 習わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 習ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 習わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 習われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 習われない |
| Polite | 習われます |
| Polite negative | 習われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 習わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 習わせない |
| Polite | 習わせます |
| Polite negative | 習わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 習わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 習わされない |
| Polite | 習わされます |
| Polite negative | 習わされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 座る (suwaru)to sit
- 開ける (akeru)to open
- 閉める (shimeru)to close, to shut
- 始まる (hajimaru)to begin
- 終わる (owaru)to end, to finish
- 教える (oshieru)to teach, to tell
- 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
- もらう (morau)to receive
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