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Japanese verb握る (nigiru) Conjugation
握る (nigiru) means “to clasp, to grasp, to grip”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 握らない and 握ります, and the te-form is 握って. 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 clasp, to grasp, to grip
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 握る
- Reading
- にぎる
- Romaji
- nigiru
- Masu form
- 握ります
- Nai form
- 握らない
- Te-form
- 握って
- Ta form
- 握った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 握る |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 握らない |
| Polite | 握ります |
| Polite negative | 握りません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 握った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 握らなかった |
| Polite | 握りました |
| Polite negative | 握りませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 握って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 握らないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 握っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 握っていない |
| Polite | 握っています |
| Polite negative | 握っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 握りたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 握りたくない |
| Polite | 握りたいです |
| Polite negative | 握りたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 握ろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 握りましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 握れ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 握るな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 握ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 握らないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 握れる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 握れない |
| Polite | 握れます |
| Polite negative | 握れません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 握れば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 握らなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 握ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 握らなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 握られる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 握られない |
| Polite | 握られます |
| Polite negative | 握られません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 握らせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 握らせない |
| Polite | 握らせます |
| Polite negative | 握らせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 握らされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 握らされない |
| Polite | 握らされます |
| Polite negative | 握らされません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
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- 喜ばしい (yorokobashii)joyful, joyous, delightful
- 持ち帰る (mochikaeru)to take home, to carry home, to bring back home
- 追い上げる (oiageru)to gain on, to put pressure on, to close in on
- 働かせる (hatarakaseru)to put someone to work, to make someone work
- 握らす (nigirasu)to let take hold of your hand
- 営む (itonamu)to run, to operate, to conduct
- 確かめる (tashikameru)to make sure, to check, to ascertain
- かける (kakeru)to hang up, to let hang, to suspend
- 割り出す (waridasu)to calculate, to compute
- 感じ取る (kanjitoru)to perceive, to sense, to take in
- 間に合う (maniau)to be in time
About these tables
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