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Japanese verb逃げる (nigeru) Conjugation
逃げる (nigeru) means “to run away, to flee, to get away”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 逃げます, 逃げない, 逃げて. 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 run away, to flee, to get away
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 逃げる
- Reading
- にげる
- Romaji
- nigeru
- Masu form
- 逃げます
- Nai form
- 逃げない
- Te-form
- 逃げて
- Ta form
- 逃げた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 逃げる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 逃げない |
| Polite | 逃げます |
| Polite negative | 逃げません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 逃げた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 逃げなかった |
| Polite | 逃げました |
| Polite negative | 逃げませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 逃げて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 逃げないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 逃げている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 逃げていない |
| Polite | 逃げています |
| Polite negative | 逃げていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 逃げたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 逃げたくない |
| Polite | 逃げたいです |
| Polite negative | 逃げたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 逃げよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 逃げましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 逃げろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 逃げるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 逃げてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 逃げないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 逃げられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 逃げられない |
| Polite | 逃げられます |
| Polite negative | 逃げられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 逃げれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 逃げなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 逃げたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 逃げなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 逃げられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 逃げられない |
| Polite | 逃げられます |
| Polite negative | 逃げられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 逃げさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 逃げさせない |
| Polite | 逃げさせます |
| Polite negative | 逃げさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 逃げさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 逃げさせられない |
| Polite | 逃げさせられます |
| Polite negative | 逃げさせられません |
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- 映し出す (utsushidasu)to project, to show, to reflect
About these tables
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