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Japanese verb狙う (nerau) Conjugation
狙う (nerau) means “to aim at”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 狙わない and 狙います, and the te-form is 狙って. 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 aim at
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 狙う
- Reading
- ねらう
- Romaji
- nerau
- Masu form
- 狙います
- Nai form
- 狙わない
- Te-form
- 狙って
- Ta form
- 狙った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 狙う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狙わない |
| Polite | 狙います |
| Polite negative | 狙いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 狙った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狙わなかった |
| Polite | 狙いました |
| Polite negative | 狙いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 狙って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狙わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 狙っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狙っていない |
| Polite | 狙っています |
| Polite negative | 狙っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 狙いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狙いたくない |
| Polite | 狙いたいです |
| Polite negative | 狙いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 狙おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 狙いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 狙え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 狙うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 狙ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 狙わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 狙える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狙えない |
| Polite | 狙えます |
| Polite negative | 狙えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 狙えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狙わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 狙ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狙わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 狙われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狙われない |
| Polite | 狙われます |
| Polite negative | 狙われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 狙わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狙わせない |
| Polite | 狙わせます |
| Polite negative | 狙わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 狙わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 狙わされない |
| Polite | 狙わされます |
| Polite negative | 狙わされません |
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